Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88418: Des Moines, NM
ZIP code 88418 uses the postal name Des Moines, New Mexico and lies entirely in Union County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 540 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $77,813 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Capulin (under 1%) and Des Moines (under 1%); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Des Moines · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Union County
- Census places
- Capulin (under 1%) census-designated place; Des Moines (under 1%)
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 563.2 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88418?
88418 centers on 36.751°, -103.642° and covers 563.2 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 88419, 88414, 88424, 88415, 88422, 87740.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88418, 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 88418 compare with the rest of Union County?
| Measure | 88418 | In Union County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 536 | 2nd of 9 | 222nd of 371 |
| Median household income | $78k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $165k | not ranked | not ranked |
88418's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (536). 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 4% 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 88418?
The 2020 Census counted 303 people in 88418; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 536. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 536±231 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 303
- Households
- 139
- Median age
- 30.4
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 88418?
Of the 536 people the ACS estimates in 88418, 44.8% are under 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (60.1%), then Hispanic or Latino (29.3%).
- Under 1844.8%
- 18 to 6442.5%
- 65 and older12.7%
- White, not Hispanic60.1%
- Hispanic or Latino29.3%
- Other or two or more9.5%
- Black, not Hispanic1.1%
- 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 88418 earn?
Median household income is $77,813 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $77,813±$24,194
- Income per person
- $21,877
- Below the poverty line
- 18.1%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 2.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 19.3%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $60,215130 returns; wages 51% 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 88418?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $165,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.8%
- Housing units
- 180
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 88418?
9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 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 88418?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88419 | Folsom | 61 | $96k | 11.6 mi |
| 88414 | Capulin | 137 | – | 21.4 mi |
| 88424 | Grenville | 89 | – | 21.6 mi |
| 88415 | Clayton | 3,178 | $45k | 31.5 mi |
| 88422 | Gladstone | 117 | $61k | 34.1 mi |
| 87740 | Raton | 7,078 | $53k | 40.0 mi |
| 81027 | Branson, CO | 158 | $47k | 34.5 mi (near) |
| 81081 | Trinchera, CO | 89 | $39k | 35.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.