ZIP code · Rio Rancho · New Mexico · United States

ZIP code 87144 — Rio Rancho

ZIP code 87144 serves Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Postal code
87144
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Rio Rancho
County
Sandoval FIPS 35043
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.3240, -106.7099 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
49,976 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
498 / sq mi
Land area
100.4 sq mi (260 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$90,973
Per-capita income
$39,338
Median age
37.7
Households
17,663
Housing units
18,261
Median home value
$280,600
Median gross rent
$1,670 / month
Congressional districts
NM-1 (also NM-3) (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
505 (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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F475463728092949184725847
Avg low °F222532394858636154412923
Precip in0.50.50.50.60.60.41.41.81.31.40.60.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RIO RANCHO #1 (5.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 87144

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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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