Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87028: La Joya, NM
ZIP code 87028 uses the postal name La Joya, New Mexico and lies entirely in Socorro County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 160 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in La Joya (a census-designated place); 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- La Joya · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Socorro County
- Census places
- La Joya census-designated place
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 82.8 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87028?
87028 centers on 34.354°, -106.783° and covers 82.8 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87831, 87062, 87006, 87801.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87028, 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 87028 compare with the rest of Socorro County?
| Measure | 87028 | In Socorro County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 159 | 12th of 13 | 292nd of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87028's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (159). 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 6% 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 87028?
The 2020 Census counted 113 people in 87028; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 159. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 159±234 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 113
- Households
- 30
- Median age
- 42.5
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 87028?
Of the 159 people the ACS estimates in 87028, 21.4% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).
- Under 1821.4%
- 18 to 6478.6%
- 65 and older0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino100.0%
- White, not Hispanic0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 are homes worth in 87028?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 108
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87028?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87831 | San Acacia | 423 | $12k | 7.7 mi |
| 87062 | Veguita | 1,922 | $21k | 8.9 mi |
| 87006 | Bosque | 1,313 | $94k | 9.6 mi |
| 87801 | Socorro | 9,291 | $47k | 33.6 mi |
| 87828 | Polvadera | 1,068 | – | 12.9 mi (near) |
| 87823 | Lemitar | 441 | – | 15.5 mi (near) |
| 87023 | Jarales | 306 | – | 17.0 mi (near) |
| 87002 | Belen | 21,265 | $52k | 19.6 mi (near) |
| 87060 | Tome | 10 | – | 26.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.