ZIP code · Lemitar · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 87823 — Lemitar
ZIP code 87823 serves Lemitar, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 87823Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lemitar
- County
- Socorro FIPS 35053
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1560, -106.9044 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 558 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 12 / sq mi
- Land area
- 47.7 sq mi (123.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $90,707
- Per-capita income
- $28,589
- Median age
- 33.3
- Households
- 234
- Housing units
- 372
- Median home value
- $135,500
- Congressional district
- NM-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
- Area code
- 575 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 87823
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Avg low °F | 23 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SOCORRO (6.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 87823
- 1 schools
- 1 post offices
- 1 places of worship
- 2 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page