Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87512: Amalia, NM
ZIP code 87512 uses the postal name Amalia, New Mexico and lies entirely in Taos County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 370 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Amalia · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Taos County
- Micro area
- Taos, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 199.4 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87512?
87512 centers on 36.923°, -105.344° and covers 199.4 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87524, 87556, 81152, 87558.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87512, 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 87512 compare with the rest of Taos County?
| Measure | 87512 | In Taos County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 372 | 16th of 21 | 249th of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87512's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (372). 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 87512?
The 2020 Census counted 213 people in 87512; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 372. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 372±363 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 213+7.0% since 2010 (199)
- Households
- 144
- Median age
- 64.1
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 87512?
Of the 372 people the ACS estimates in 87512, 30.1% are under 18 and 23.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (76.9%), then White (not Hispanic) (23.1%).
- Under 1830.1%
- 18 to 6446.8%
- 65 and older23.1%
- Hispanic or Latino76.9%
- White, not Hispanic23.1%
- 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 87512?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 162
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87512?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87524 | Costilla | 450 | – | 11.2 mi |
| 87556 | Questa | 3,008 | $53k | 14.1 mi |
| 81152 | San Luis, CO | 1,244 | $32k | 14.9 mi |
| 87558 | Red River | 1,064 | $49k | 18.3 mi |
| 81126 | Chama, CO | 506 | $53k | 16.5 mi (near) |
| 81138 | Jaroso, CO | 17 | – | 17.1 mi (near) |
| 87519 | Cerro | 798 | – | 19.5 mi (near) |
| 87718 | Eagle Nest | 542 | $59k | 23.2 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.