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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
95/sq mi
New Mexico
18/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in New Mexico

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 188244Hobbs20,463/sq mi
  2. 287108Albuquerque6,181/sq mi
  3. 387112Albuquerque5,443/sq mi
  4. 487151Albuquerque5,254/sq mi
  5. 588004Las Cruces5,119/sq mi
  6. 687110Albuquerque4,524/sq mi
  7. 787111Albuquerque4,495/sq mi
  8. 887109Albuquerque3,939/sq mi
  9. 988001Las Cruces3,398/sq mi
  10. 1087114Albuquerque3,349/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 187821Datil1/sq mi
  2. 287825Magdalena1/sq mi
  3. 388119Fort Sumner1/sq mi
  4. 488301Carrizozo1/sq mi
  5. 588267Tatum2/sq mi
  6. 687036Mountainair2/sq mi
  7. 788435Santa Rosa2/sq mi
  8. 888415Clayton2/sq mi
  9. 987747Springer2/sq mi
  10. 1088316Capitan2/sq mi

Population density by county in New Mexico

  1. 1Bernalillo County580/sq mi
  2. 2Los Alamos County178/sq mi
  3. 3Santa Fe County82/sq mi
  4. 4Valencia County74/sq mi
  5. 5Doña Ana County59/sq mi
  6. 6Sandoval County41/sq mi
  7. 7Curry County34/sq mi
  8. 8San Juan County22/sq mi
  9. 9Lea County17/sq mi
  10. 10Taos County16/sq mi
  11. 11Eddy County15/sq mi
  12. 12McKinley County13/sq mi
  13. 13Chaves County11/sq mi
  14. 14Otero County10/sq mi
  15. 15Luna County9/sq mi
  16. 16Roosevelt County8/sq mi
  17. 17Grant County7/sq mi
  18. 18Rio Arriba County7/sq mi
  19. 19Cibola County6/sq mi
  20. 20San Miguel County6/sq mi
  21. 21Torrance County5/sq mi
  22. 22Lincoln County4/sq mi
  23. 23Colfax County3/sq mi
  24. 24Quay County3/sq mi
  25. 25Sierra County3/sq mi
  26. 26Socorro County2/sq mi
  27. 27Mora County2/sq mi
  28. 28Guadalupe County1/sq mi
  29. 29Hidalgo County1/sq mi
  30. 30Union County1/sq mi
  31. 31De Baca County1/sq mi
  32. 32Catron County1/sq mi
  33. 33Harding County0/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in New Mexico?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 88244 (Hobbs, NM) has the highest: 20,463/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in New Mexico?

87821 (Datil, NM) has the lowest: 1/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi; in New Mexico it is 18/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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