Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87940: Rincon, NM
ZIP code 87940 uses the postal name Rincon, New Mexico and lies entirely in Doña Ana County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 390 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Rincon (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Rincon · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Doña Ana County
- Census places
- Rincon census-designated place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 62.8 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87940?
87940 centers on 32.642°, -107.007° and covers 62.8 square miles of land plus 0.7 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87937, 87941, 88012, 88007.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87940, 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 87940 compare with the rest of Doña Ana County?
| Measure | 87940 | In Doña Ana County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 393 | 24th of 26 | 243rd of 371 |
| Median household income | $57k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87940's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (393). 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 87940?
The 2020 Census counted 450 people in 87940; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 393. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 32.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 393±244 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 450−32.7% since 2010 (669)
- Households
- 121
- Median age
- 60.4
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 87940?
Of the 393 people the ACS estimates in 87940, 26.5% are under 18 and 38.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (75.3%), then White (not Hispanic) (24.7%).
- Under 1826.5%
- 18 to 6434.9%
- 65 and older38.7%
- Hispanic or Latino75.3%
- White, not Hispanic24.7%
- 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 87940 earn?
Median household income is $56,750 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $56,750
- Income per person
- $18,605
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $47,911180 returns; wages 67% 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 87940?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 67.8%
- Housing units
- 157
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87940?
7 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in manufacturing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Manufacturing3
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 87940?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87937 | Hatch | 2,990 | $40k | 11.5 mi |
| 87941 | Salem | 988 | $31k | 12.9 mi |
| 88012 | Las Cruces | 33,158 | $69k | 14.2 mi |
| 88007 | Las Cruces | 26,254 | $65k | 17.6 mi |
| 87936 | Garfield | 214 | $22k | 16.6 mi (near) |
| 87933 | Derry | 0 | – | 18.9 mi (near) |
| 87930 | Arrey | 718 | $38k | 23.8 mi (near) |
| 88052 | Organ | 152 | – | 27.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.