Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88026: Santa Clara, NM
ZIP code 88026 uses the postal name Santa Clara, New Mexico and lies entirely in Grant County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $57,898 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 22% of its land lies in Santa Clara; 78% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Santa Clara · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Grant County
- Census places
- Santa Clara
- Micro area
- Silver City, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 4.7 sq mi · 340 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88026?
88026 centers on 32.752°, -108.163° and covers 4.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 88022, 88023, 88043, 88061, 88041.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88026, 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 88026 compare with the rest of Grant County?
| Measure | 88026 | In Grant County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,604 | 4th of 17 | 140th of 371 |
| Median household income | $58k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $142k | 2nd of 4 | 90th of 120 |
88026's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$23,959) is more than a quarter of the figure ($57,898). 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 68% 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 88026?
The 2020 Census counted 1,590 people in 88026; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,604. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,604±455 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,590
- Households
- 609
- Median age
- 48.6
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 88026?
Of the 1,604 people the ACS estimates in 88026, 20.2% are under 18 and 33.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (72.0%), then White (not Hispanic) (27.2%).
- Under 1820.2%
- 18 to 6446.8%
- 65 and older33.0%
- Hispanic or Latino72.0%
- White, not Hispanic27.2%
- Other or two or more0.7%
- 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 88026 earn?
Median household income is $57,898 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $57,898±$23,959
- Income per person
- $31,110
- Below the poverty line
- 23.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 6.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 14.2%
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 88026?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $141,500
- Median gross rent
- $543
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 80.1%
- Housing units
- 763
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 88026?
13 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Health care and social assistance3
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 88026?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88022 | Arenas Valley | 1,326 | $37k | 3.8 mi |
| 88023 | Bayard | 2,057 | $35k | 4.8 mi |
| 88043 | Hurley | 1,210 | $34k | 10.7 mi |
| 88061 | Silver City | 17,464 | $48k | 16.5 mi |
| 88041 | Hanover | 925 | $33k | 16.8 mi |
| 88065 | Tyrone | 814 | $47k | 8.5 mi (near) |
| 88053 | Pinos Altos | 113 | – | 10.4 mi (near) |
| 88034 | Faywood | 28 | – | 16.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.