Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87712: Buena Vista, NM
ZIP code 87712 uses the postal name Buena Vista, New Mexico and lies entirely in Mora County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $12,274 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Buena Vista · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Mora County
- Micro area
- Las Vegas, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 70.5 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87712?
87712 centers on 35.883°, -105.166° and covers 70.5 square miles of land plus 0.8 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87736, 87745, 87753, 87732.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87712, 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 87712 compare with the rest of Mora County?
| Measure | 87712 | In Mora County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 397 | 5th of 14 | 241st of 371 |
| Median household income | $12k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | <$10k | not ranked | not ranked |
87712's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (397). 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 12% 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 87712?
The 2020 Census counted 232 people in 87712; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 397. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 397±281 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 232
- Households
- 171
- Median age
- 38.0
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 87712?
Of the 397 people the ACS estimates in 87712, 37.0% are under 18 and 14.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (50.6%), then White (not Hispanic) (49.4%).
- Under 1837.0%
- 18 to 6448.9%
- 65 and older14.1%
- Hispanic or Latino50.6%
- White, not Hispanic49.4%
- 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 87712 earn?
Median household income is $12,274 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $12,274±$8,157
- Income per person
- $6,144
- Below the poverty line
- 100.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 30.0%
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 87712?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- under $10,000
- 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 87712?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87736 | Rainsville | 91 | – | 6.6 mi |
| 87745 | Sapello | 1,553 | $39k | 8.5 mi |
| 87753 | Watrous | 42 | – | 11.9 mi |
| 87732 | Mora | 1,505 | $69k | 18.0 mi |
| 87735 | Ojo Feliz | 83 | – | 11.7 mi (near) |
| 87750 | Valmora | 0 | – | 14.0 mi (near) |
| 87742 | Rociada | 321 | $60k | 15.6 mi (near) |
| 87715 | Cleveland | 63 | – | 16.8 mi (near) |
| 87723 | Holman | 224 | – | 16.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.