La Madera, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87539
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 269
- 1/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 87539 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in La Madera, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, home to just 269 residents across 206.9 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87539, but per-capita income is $12,784. 68.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37, and the average commute is -. To put 87539 in local context, 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Rio Arriba County, for a geography-aware comparison.
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 87539, La Madera, 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
269
Population
206.9
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87539?
37.0
Median Age
44.0%
Male
56.0%
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?
$12,784
Per Capita Income
68.4%
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?
228
Total Housing Units
90
Occupied Units
138
Vacant Units
2.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 87539 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87549
Ojo Caliente (87549)
1,118 residents
- 87539 269
La Madera (87539)
269 residents
- 87581 141
Vallecitos (87581)
141 residents
- 87554 61
Petaca (87554)
61 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87539 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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