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Bluewater ZIP code, New Mexico

The ZIP code for Bluewater, NM is 87005, and its area code is 505.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
275
Area code
505

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bluewater itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Grants (17.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Bluewater uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Bluewater in numbers

About 275 people live in Bluewater, in 112 households. The median household income is $122,750 a year, 92% above the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $337,900 (36% above the New Mexico median). The median age is 59.4; 30.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 47 minutes.

Population275Bluewater275
Households112Bluewater112
Median age59.4Bluewater59.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$122,750Bluewater$122,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$337,900Bluewater$337,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%Bluewater30.5%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute47.1 minBluewater47.1 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density22 / sq miBluewater22 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bluewater CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bluewater

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bluewater
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87005 Bluewater , NM Standard 133 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bluewater

These ZIP codes cover part of Bluewater but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bluewater
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87323 Thoreau , NM Standard 4,245 $51,616 $138,200

Map of Bluewater ZIP codes

87005

The ZIP codes of Bluewater, NM, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bluewater

The nearest larger towns are Las Tusas (999 people, 5.0 mi), Thoreau (1,973 people, 6.9 mi) and Prewitt (1,027 people, 7.9 mi).

Towns near Bluewater
TownPopulationDistance
Grants 8,951 24.0 mi
Crownpoint 2,882 28.5 mi

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