Paguate, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87040
Cibola County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 496
- 11/sq mi Low-density area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Paguate has 496 residents, placing it in the 19th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 11 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 87040 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 87040 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Paguate, Cibola County, New Mexico, home to just 496 residents across 46.4 square miles, a density of 11 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87040, but per-capita income is $19,471. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 26.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Cibola County, so 87040 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 87040, Paguate, NM · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
496
Population
46.4
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87040?
26.3
Median Age
22.1%
Male
77.9%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$19,471
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
289housing units
289
Total Housing Units
8
Occupied Units
281
Vacant Units
28.25
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 87040 vs 87038 →
ZIP 87040 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87007
Casa Blanca (87007)
1,080 residents
- 87014
Cubero (87014)
654 residents
- 87038
New Laguna (87038)
616 residents
- 87040
Paguate (87040)
496 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87040 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 87040 in?
ZIP code 87040 (Paguate) is located in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/cibola-nm.
What is the population of ZIP code 87040?
ZIP code 87040 in Paguate, NM has a population of 496 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 87040?
The largest racial group in ZIP 87040 is American Indian or Alaska Native at 100.0%.
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