First three digits · New Mexico
ZIP Codes Starting with
24 ZIP codes start with 873, sorted at the Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in New Mexico: 23 residential ZIP codes across 4 counties and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 873 mean?
The first digit, 8, is one of ten national areas (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming). The first three, 873, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 873 to the Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 873 ZIP codes are Gallup, Zuni, Crownpoint, Church Rock, Yatahey and Thoreau.
The same facility sorts 12 prefixes, 327 ZIP codes in all: 813, 865, 870, 871, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 884.
Where are the 873 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 873
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87301 | Gallup | McKinley County | 21,755 | 551 | $59k | $169k |
| 87302 | Gallup | McKinley County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 87305 | Gallup | McKinley County | 1,952 | 16 | $45k | $57k |
| 87310 | Brimhall | McKinley County | 977 | 11 | $40k | $68k |
| 87311 | Church Rock | McKinley County | 4,659 | 22 | $34k | $48k |
| 87312 | Continental Divide | McKinley County | 654 | 8 | $49k | $78k |
| 87313 | Crownpoint | McKinley County | 4,971 | 7 | $43k | $71k |
| 87315 | Fence Lake | Cibola County | 130 | 0 | $118k | – |
| 87316 | Fort Wingate | McKinley County | 1,979 | 26 | $85k | $71k |
| 87317 | Gamerco | McKinley County | 1,753 | 135 | $54k | $99k |
| 87319 | Mentmore | McKinley County | 2,496 | 14 | $42k | $28k |
| 87320 | Mexican Springs | McKinley County | 597 | 7 | $43k | $61k |
| 87321 | Ramah | Cibola County | 2,115 | 4 | $49k | $124k |
| 87322 | Rehoboth | McKinley County | 545 | 33 | $29k | $45k |
| 87323 | Thoreau | McKinley County | 4,245 | 14 | $52k | $138k |
| 87325 | Tohatchi | McKinley County | 2,178 | 4 | $37k | $71k |
| 87326 | Vanderwagen | McKinley County | 2,489 | 11 | $35k | $62k |
| 87327 | Zuni | McKinley County | 7,144 | 19 | $46k | $82k |
| 87328 | Navajo | Apache County | 3,043 | 9 | $34k | $65k |
| 87347 | Jamestown | McKinley County | 448 | 4 | – | $158k |
| 87357 | Pinehill | Cibola County | 1,818 | 6 | $31k | $85k |
| 87364 | Sheep Springs | San Juan County | 1,632 | 9 | $33k | $82k |
| 87365 | Smith Lake | McKinley County | 9 | 290 | – | – |
| 87375 | Yatahey | McKinley County | 4,481 | 27 | $41k | $37k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.