Sierra

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New Mexico

Sierra is a sparsely populated county in New Mexico with 9 ZIP codes, 11,979 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sierra, NM sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

10th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
11,979
combined ZIP population
9
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,161
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Sierra lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 35051, 9 ZIPs, combined population 11,979). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 9 ZIPs (combined population 11,979). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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9

Total ZIPs

11,979

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Sierra

Side-by-side: Compare 87901 vs 87935 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
87901 Truth Or Consequences 7,139 3
87935 Elephant Butte 1,770 19
87942 Williamsburg 898 2
87930 Arrey 829 2
87931 Caballo 634 2
88042 Hillsboro 250 0
87943 Winston 228 0
87939 Monticello 125 0
87933 Derry 106 34

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Sierra?

Sierra has a total population of 11,979 across 9 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Sierra?

Sierra includes 9 ZIP codes: 87901, 87935, 87942, 87930, 87931, 88042, 87943, 87939, 87933.

Sierra's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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