ZIP code · Thoreau · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 87323 — Thoreau
ZIP code 87323 serves Thoreau, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 87323Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Thoreau
- County
- McKinley FIPS 35031
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3976, -108.1604 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,702 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 13 / sq mi
- Land area
- 295.2 sq mi (764.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $45,156
- Per-capita income
- $21,723
- Median age
- 45.3
- Households
- 1,362
- Housing units
- 2,055
- Median home value
- $102,700
- Median gross rent
- $620 / month
- Congressional districts
- NM-3 (also NM-2) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °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.
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Map of ZIP code 87323
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 12°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 30 | 20 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: THOREAU 12 SE (6.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 87323
- 14 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 7 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 13 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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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.
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