Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88427: McAlister, NM
ZIP code 88427 uses the postal name McAlister, New Mexico and lies entirely in Quay County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 140 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $65,417 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- McAlister · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Quay County
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 210.2 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88427?
88427 centers on 34.782°, -103.764° and covers 210.2 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 88121, 88124, 88401, 88120, 88417.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88427, 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 88427 compare with the rest of Quay County?
| Measure | 88427 | In Quay County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 139 | 9th of 11 | 302nd of 371 |
| Median household income | $65k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
88427's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (139). 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 3% 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 88427?
The 2020 Census counted 150 people in 88427; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 139. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 139±80 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 150
- Households
- 54
- Median age
- 32.7
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 88427?
Of the 139 people the ACS estimates in 88427, 25.2% are under 18 and 20.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (70.5%), then Other or two or more (25.2%).
- Under 1825.2%
- 18 to 6454.0%
- 65 and older20.9%
- White, not Hispanic70.5%
- Other or two or more25.2%
- Hispanic or Latino4.3%
- 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 88427 earn?
Median household income is $65,417 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $65,417±$62,035
- Income per person
- $34,519
- Below the poverty line
- 18.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 29.8%
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 88427?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 85.2%
- Housing units
- 62
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 88427?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88121 | House | 165 | <$2,500 | 14.0 mi |
| 88124 | Melrose | 891 | $52k | 18.1 mi |
| 88401 | Tucumcari | 6,818 | $49k | 20.3 mi |
| 88120 | Grady | 267 | $71k | 20.9 mi |
| 88417 | Cuervo | 116 | – | 29.1 mi |
| 88134 | Taiban | 57 | – | 31.8 mi (near) |
| 88434 | San Jon | 218 | $39k | 33.7 mi (near) |
| 88101 | Clovis | 44,846 | $57k | 34.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.