Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87549: Ojo Caliente, NM
ZIP code 87549 uses the postal name Ojo Caliente, New Mexico and lies mostly in Rio Arriba County (85% of its land) with the rest in Taos County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 930 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,134 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Ojo Caliente (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Ojo Caliente · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Rio Arriba County (85%); Taos County (15%)
- Census places
- Ojo Caliente census-designated place
- Micro area
- Española, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 128.1 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87549?
87549 centers on 36.293°, -105.965° and covers 128.1 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 87531, 87539, 87582, 87530, 87548, 87566, 87537, 87510.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87549, 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 87549 compare with the rest of Rio Arriba County?
| Measure | 87549 | In Rio Arriba County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 933 | 16th of 36 | 184th of 371 |
| Median household income | $56k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $257k | not ranked | not ranked |
87549's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (933). 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 14% 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 87549?
The 2020 Census counted 1,216 people in 87549; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 933. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 933±459 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,216
- Households
- 412
- Median age
- 60.0
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 87549?
Of the 933 people the ACS estimates in 87549, 14.1% are under 18 and 24.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (52.1%), then White (not Hispanic) (38.5%).
- Under 1814.1%
- 18 to 6461.1%
- 65 and older24.8%
- Hispanic or Latino52.1%
- White, not Hispanic38.5%
- Other or two or more7.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic2.5%
- 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 87549 earn?
Median household income is $56,134 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $56,134±$50,694
- Income per person
- $48,224
- Below the poverty line
- 4.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 12.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 22.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $74,166410 returns; wages 65% 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 87549?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $256,900
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 94.4%
- Housing units
- 464
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87549?
10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than 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 87549?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87531 | Embudo | 144 | – | 5.7 mi |
| 87539 | La Madera | 250 | – | 6.4 mi |
| 87582 | Velarde | 899 | – | 8.1 mi |
| 87530 | El Rito | 1,102 | – | 13.6 mi |
| 87548 | Medanales | 1,024 | $73k | 14.7 mi |
| 87566 | Ohkay Owingeh | 2,684 | $61k | 16.8 mi |
| 87537 | Hernandez | 2,038 | $48k | 19.5 mi |
| 87510 | Abiquiu | 979 | $86k | 28.9 mi |
| 87517 | Carson | 388 | – | 11.7 mi (near) |
| 87527 | Dixon | 1,534 | $66k | 12.1 mi (near) |
| 87553 | Penasco | 1,260 | $49k | 13.8 mi (near) |
| 87511 | Alcalde | 3,108 | $70k | 14.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.