Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87044: Ponderosa, NM
ZIP code 87044 uses the postal name Ponderosa, New Mexico and lies entirely in Sandoval County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 290 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $60,313 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 21% of its land lies in Ponderosa (a census-designated place); 79% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Ponderosa · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Sandoval County
- Census places
- Ponderosa census-designated place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 42.2 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87044?
87044 centers on 35.712°, -106.657° and covers 42.2 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 87024, 87025.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87044, 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 87044 compare with the rest of Sandoval County?
| Measure | 87044 | In Sandoval County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 289 | 19th of 21 | 263rd of 371 |
| Median household income | $60k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87044's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (289). 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 13% 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 87044?
The 2020 Census counted 378 people in 87044; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 289. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 289±84 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 378
- Households
- 141
- Median age
- 57.1
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 87044?
Of the 289 people the ACS estimates in 87044, 7.3% are under 18 and 45.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (46.0%), then Hispanic or Latino (37.0%).
- Under 187.3%
- 18 to 6447.8%
- 65 and older45.0%
- White, not Hispanic46.0%
- Hispanic or Latino37.0%
- Other or two or more14.9%
- Asian, not Hispanic2.1%
- Black, 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 87044 earn?
Median household income is $60,313 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $60,313±$31,711
- Income per person
- $35,685
- Below the poverty line
- 38.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 19.8%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $51,725160 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)
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 87044?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 171
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87044?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87044?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87024 | Jemez Pueblo | 2,692 | $61k | 5.9 mi |
| 87025 | Jemez Springs | 1,299 | $154k | 8.7 mi |
| 87053 | San Ysidro | 916 | $53k | 15.8 mi (near) |
| 87072 | Cochiti Pueblo | 789 | $84k | 16.3 mi (near) |
| 87083 | Cochiti Lake | 476 | $57k | 17.1 mi (near) |
| 87041 | Pena Blanca | 691 | $81k | 20.3 mi (near) |
| 87052 | Santo Domingo Pueblo | 3,465 | $62k | 20.5 mi (near) |
| 87544 | Los Alamos | 13,598 | $139k | 20.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.