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Lincoln County, NM ZIP Codes

Lincoln County, New Mexico has 18 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 15 of the residential ones lie mainly in Lincoln County and 3 mainly in a neighboring county; 5 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $53,971 in 88345 (Ruidoso) to $61,780 in 88201 (Roswell) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Lincoln County?

87011 · Claunch: –88136 · Yeso: $67k88201 · Roswell: $62k88301 · Carrizozo: $44k88312 · Alto: $80k88316 · Capitan: $54k88318 · Corona: $73k88323 · Fort Stanton: –88324 · Glencoe: –88336 · Hondo: –88338 · Lincoln: $59k88341 · Nogal: $48k88343 · Picacho: –88345 · Ruidoso: $54k88346 · Ruidoso Downs: $34k88348 · San Patricio: $87k88351 · Tinnie: –88355 · Ruidoso: –882018831888316883018813688351870118834388336883388834188312883248834587011 · Claunch: –88136 · Yeso: $67k88201 · Roswell: $62k88301 · Carrizozo: $44k88312 · Alto: $80k88316 · Capitan: $54k88318 · Corona: $73k88323 · Fort Stanton: –88324 · Glencoe: –88336 · Hondo: –88338 · Lincoln: $59k88341 · Nogal: $48k88343 · Picacho: –88345 · Ruidoso: $54k88346 · Ruidoso Downs: $34k88348 · San Patricio: $87k88351 · Tinnie: –88355 · Ruidoso: –882018831888316883018813688351870118834388336883388834188312883488834687011 · Claunch: –88136 · Yeso: $67k88201 · Roswell: $62k88301 · Carrizozo: $44k88312 · Alto: $80k88316 · Capitan: $54k88318 · Corona: $73k88323 · Fort Stanton: –88324 · Glencoe: –88336 · Hondo: –88338 · Lincoln: $59k88341 · Nogal: $48k88343 · Picacho: –88345 · Ruidoso: $54k88346 · Ruidoso Downs: $34k88348 · San Patricio: $87k88351 · Tinnie: –8820188318883168830188136883518701188343
The residential ZIP codes of Lincoln County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

They carry 17 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 18 residential ZIP codes in Lincoln County

15 ZIP codes lie mainly in Lincoln County; 3 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Lincoln County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
88345 Ruidoso 7,835 199 $54k $264k 100%
88312 Alto 3,287 46 $80k $304k 100%
88346 Ruidoso Downs 3,191 61 $34k $160k 100%
88316 Capitan 2,194 2 $54k $124k 100%
88301 Carrizozo 1,197 1 $44k $89k 98%
88341 Nogal 653 4 $48k $365k 100%
88336 Hondo 421 3 – $290k 100%
88318 Corona 321 0 $73k $188k 70%
88355 Ruidoso 293 1,350 – – 100%
88348 San Patricio 279 9 $87k $343k 100%
88338 Lincoln 246 2 $59k – 100%
88351 Tinnie 159 0 – – 100%
88343 Picacho 125 0 – – 100%
88324 Glencoe 18 0 – – 100%
88323 Fort Stanton no residents 0 – – 100%

Partly in Lincoln County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Lincoln County, by their share here
In this county
88136 Yeso 118 0 $67k $208k 33%
87011 Claunch 16 0 – – 28%
88201 Roswell 27,524 10 $62k $225k 13%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

5 ZIP codes of Lincoln County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Lincoln County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn LincolnElsewhere
8820113%Chaves County 87%
8830198%Socorro County 2%
8831870%Torrance County 30%
8813633%De Baca County 67%
8701128%Socorro County 72%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

Which first three digits do Lincoln County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Lincoln County's ZIP codes use 4 prefixes: 870, 881, 882 and 883.

Three-digit prefixes of Lincoln County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Lincoln County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
870 Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) 1 58
881 Lubbock, TX (SCF 793) 1 23
882 Lubbock, TX (SCF 793) 1 28
883 El Paso, TX (SCF 798) 15 33

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.