Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87018: Counselor, NM
ZIP code 87018 uses the postal name Counselor, New Mexico and lies mostly in Sandoval County (98% of its land) with the rest in Rio Arriba County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 560 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $30,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Lybrook (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Counselor · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Sandoval County (98%); Rio Arriba County (2%)
- Census places
- Lybrook census-designated place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 174.9 sq mi · 3 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87018?
87018 centers on 36.108°, -107.531° and covers 174.9 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 87037, 87013.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87018, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 87018 compare with the rest of Sandoval County?
| Measure | 87018 | In Sandoval County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 561 | 17th of 21 | 219th of 371 |
| Median household income | $30k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87018's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (561). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 8% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 87018?
The 2020 Census counted 560 people in 87018; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 561. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 561±189 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 560
- Households
- 139
- Median age
- 28.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 87018?
Of the 561 people the ACS estimates in 87018, 33.5% are under 18 and 10.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (97.9%).
- Under 1833.5%
- 18 to 6455.6%
- 65 and older10.9%
- Other or two or more97.9%
- Hispanic or Latino1.4%
- White, not Hispanic0.7%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 87018 earn?
Median household income is $30,250 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $30,250±$22,019
- Income per person
- $14,699
- Below the poverty line
- 68.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 11.5%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 1.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 87018?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 184
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87018?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87037 | Nageezi | 1,481 | $19k | 15.0 mi |
| 87013 | Cuba | 5,251 | $33k | 18.4 mi |
| 87027 | La Jara | 237 | $16k | 32.6 mi (near) |
| 87413 | Bloomfield | 14,296 | $50k | 34.3 mi (near) |
| 87029 | Lindrith | 237 | $70k | 34.6 mi (near) |
| 87046 | Regina | 94 | $62k | 36.5 mi (near) |
| 87412 | Blanco | 779 | $55k | 37.1 mi (near) |
| 87499 | Farmington | 903 | $41k | 42.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.