Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87320: Mexican Springs, NM
ZIP code 87320 uses the postal name Mexican Springs, New Mexico and lies entirely in McKinley County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $43,125 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 8% of its land lies in Nakaibito (a census-designated place); 92% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Mexican Springs · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McKinley County
- Census places
- Nakaibito census-designated place
- Micro area
- Gallup, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 90.7 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87320?
87320 centers on 35.808°, -108.871° and covers 90.7 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 86515, 87375, 87328, 87325.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87320, 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 87320 compare with the rest of McKinley County?
| Measure | 87320 | In McKinley County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 597 | 22nd of 25 | 215th of 371 |
| Median household income | $43k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $61k | not ranked | not ranked |
87320's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (597). 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 87320?
The 2020 Census counted 717 people in 87320; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 597. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 6.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 597±117 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 717−6.3% since 2010 (765)
- Households
- 198
- Median age
- 45.6
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 87320?
Of the 597 people the ACS estimates in 87320, 15.4% are under 18 and 25.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (98.0%).
- Under 1815.4%
- 18 to 6459.5%
- 65 and older25.1%
- Other or two or more98.0%
- Hispanic or Latino1.0%
- White, not Hispanic0.7%
- Black, not Hispanic0.3%
- 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 87320 earn?
Median household income is $43,125 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($30,981 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $43,125±$27,015
- Income per person
- $19,732
- Below the poverty line
- 36.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 9.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 9.9%
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 87320?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $61,100
- Median gross rent
- $800
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 88.9%
- Housing units
- 268
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87320?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86515 | Window Rock, AZ | 3,433 | $47k | 9.4 mi |
| 87375 | Yatahey | 4,481 | $41k | 10.5 mi |
| 87328 | Navajo | 3,043 | $34k | 17.8 mi |
| 87325 | Tohatchi | 2,178 | $37k | 20.7 mi |
| 86504 | Fort Defiance, AZ | 5,760 | $47k | 15.4 mi (near) |
| 87310 | Brimhall | 977 | $40k | 16.0 mi (near) |
| 87317 | Gamerco | 1,753 | $54k | 17.1 mi (near) |
| 87301 | Gallup | 21,755 | $59k | 20.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.