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Socorro County, NM ZIP Codes

Socorro County, New Mexico has 13 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 10 of the residential ones lie mainly in Socorro County and 3 mainly in a neighboring county; 6 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $20,539 in 87062 (Veguita) to $47,132 in 87036 (Mountainair) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Socorro County?

87006 · Bosque: $94k87011 · Claunch: –87028 · La Joya: –87036 · Mountainair: $47k87062 · Veguita: $21k87801 · Socorro: $47k87823 · Lemitar: –87825 · Magdalena: $31k87828 · Polvadera: –87831 · San Acacia: $12k87832 · San Antonio: –87943 · Winston: –88301 · Carrizozo: $44k878258783287943870368830187801870118706287028870068782387006 · Bosque: $94k87011 · Claunch: –87028 · La Joya: –87036 · Mountainair: $47k87062 · Veguita: $21k87801 · Socorro: $47k87823 · Lemitar: –87825 · Magdalena: $31k87828 · Polvadera: –87831 · San Acacia: $12k87832 · San Antonio: –87943 · Winston: –88301 · Carrizozo: $44k87825878328794387036883018780187011870628702887006 · Bosque: $94k87011 · Claunch: –87028 · La Joya: –87036 · Mountainair: $47k87062 · Veguita: $21k87801 · Socorro: $47k87823 · Lemitar: –87825 · Magdalena: $31k87828 · Polvadera: –87831 · San Acacia: $12k87832 · San Antonio: –87943 · Winston: –88301 · Carrizozo: $44k878258783287943870368830187801
The residential ZIP codes of Socorro 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 13 postal town names.

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

All 13 residential ZIP codes in Socorro County

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

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Socorro County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
87801 Socorro 9,291 52 $47k $165k 100%
87062 Veguita 1,922 22 $21k $65k 99%
87825 Magdalena 1,489 1 $31k $104k 67%
87006 Bosque 1,313 21 $94k – 96%
87828 Polvadera 1,068 317 – $116k 100%
87823 Lemitar 441 9 – $98k 100%
87831 San Acacia 423 28 $12k $161k 100%
87832 San Antonio 265 0 – $166k 100%
87028 La Joya 159 2 – – 100%
87011 Claunch 16 0 – – 72%

Partly in Socorro County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Socorro County, by their share here
In this county
87036 Mountainair 1,927 2 $47k $209k 38%
87943 Winston 191 0 – – 37%
88301 Carrizozo 1,197 1 $44k $89k 2%

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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?

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

Share of each ZIP code's land in Socorro County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn SocorroElsewhere
8703638%Torrance County 62%
8706299%
8782567%Catron County 33%
8700696%Valencia County 4%
883012%Lincoln County 98%
8794337%Sierra County 45%; Catron County 18%
8701172%Lincoln County 28%

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

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

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Socorro County's ZIP codes use 4 prefixes: 870, 878, 879 and 883.

Three-digit prefixes of Socorro 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 Socorro County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
870 Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) 5 58
878 Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) 6 12
879 Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) 1 12
883 El Paso, TX (SCF 798) 1 33

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