Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87523: Cordova, NM
ZIP code 87523 is in Cordova, New Mexico, entirely in Rio Arriba County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 390 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $23,395 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 80% of its land lies in Cordova (a census-designated place); 20% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Cordova · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- Census places
- Cordova census-designated place
- Micro area
- Española, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 2.1 sq mi · 186 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87523?
87523 centers on 36.011°, -105.863° and covers 2.1 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 87522, 87578.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87523, 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 87523 compare with the rest of Rio Arriba County?
| Measure | 87523 | In Rio Arriba County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 389 | 23rd of 36 | 244th of 371 |
| Median household income | $23k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87523's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (389). 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 62% 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 87523?
The 2020 Census counted 380 people in 87523; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 389. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 389±379 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 380
- Households
- 156
- Median age
- 15.9
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 87523?
Of the 389 people the ACS estimates in 87523, 51.7% are under 18 and 35.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).
- Under 1851.7%
- 18 to 6412.6%
- 65 and older35.7%
- 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 do households in 87523 earn?
Median household income is $23,395 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $23,395±$11,327
- Income per person
- $11,339
- Below the poverty line
- 64.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- –
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 87523?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 215
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87523?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87522 | Chimayo | 2,595 | $59k | 3.4 mi |
| 87578 | Truchas | 528 | – | 5.8 mi |
| 87511 | Alcalde | 3,108 | $70k | 8.3 mi (near) |
| 87567 | Santa Cruz | 2,003 | – | 8.8 mi (near) |
| 87527 | Dixon | 1,534 | $66k | 9.8 mi (near) |
| 87566 | Ohkay Owingeh | 2,684 | $61k | 12.6 mi (near) |
| 87543 | Llano | 288 | – | 13.1 mi (near) |
| 87582 | Velarde | 899 | – | 13.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.