Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87936: Garfield, NM
ZIP code 87936 uses the postal name Garfield, New Mexico and lies mostly in Doña Ana County (87% of its land) with the rest in Sierra County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 210 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $22,043 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Garfield (a census-designated place); 94% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Garfield · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Doña Ana County (87%); Sierra County (13%)
- Census places
- Garfield census-designated place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 13.6 sq mi · 16 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87936?
87936 centers on 32.753°, -107.260° and covers 13.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87933, 87941, 87930, 87937.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87936, 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 87936 compare with the rest of Doña Ana County?
| Measure | 87936 | In Doña Ana County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 214 | 25th of 26 | 285th of 371 |
| Median household income | $22k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $183k | not ranked | not ranked |
87936's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (214). 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 22% 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 87936?
The 2020 Census counted 433 people in 87936; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 214. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 214±161 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 433
- Households
- 103
- Median age
- 67.9
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 87936?
Of the 214 people the ACS estimates in 87936, 0.0% are under 18 and 57.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (76.6%), then White (not Hispanic) (20.1%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6442.5%
- 65 and older57.5%
- Hispanic or Latino76.6%
- White, not Hispanic20.1%
- Other or two or more3.3%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, 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 87936 earn?
Median household income is $22,043 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $22,043±$10,256
- Income per person
- $15,208
- Below the poverty line
- 33.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 3.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $52,969160 returns; wages 58% 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 87936?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $183,200
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 165
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87936?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 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 87936?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87933 | Derry | 0 | – | 2.8 mi |
| 87941 | Salem | 988 | $31k | 4.2 mi |
| 87930 | Arrey | 718 | $38k | 7.4 mi |
| 87937 | Hatch | 2,990 | $40k | 11.8 mi |
| 87931 | Caballo | 703 | – | 12.8 mi (near) |
| 87940 | Rincon | 393 | $57k | 16.6 mi (near) |
| 88042 | Hillsboro | 205 | $75k | 18.2 mi (near) |
| 87942 | Williamsburg | 1,005 | $42k | 21.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.