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Los Chaves ZIP codes, New Mexico

No ZIP code is named for Los Chaves, NM; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 87031 and 87002. Its area code is 505.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,838
Area code
505

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Los Chaves itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Albuquerque (15.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Los Chaves in numbers

About 4,838 people live in Los Chaves, in 1,732 households, the 48th-largest of New Mexico's 493 census places. The median household income is $79,662 a year, 24% above the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $285,700 (15% above the New Mexico median), and median gross rent is $833 a month. The median age is 49.9; 33.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population4,838Los Chaves4,838
Households1,732Los Chaves1,732
Median age49.9Los Chaves49.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,662Los Chaves$79,662New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$285,700Los Chaves$285,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$833Los Chaves$833New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%Los Chaves33.6%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.6 minLos Chaves26.6 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density423 / sq miLos Chaves423 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Los Chaves

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

ZIP codes overlapping Los Chaves
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87002 Belen , NM Standard 21,265 $51,961 $185,100
87031 Los Lunas , NM Standard 47,514 $60,902 $229,500

Map of Los Chaves ZIP codes

8700287031

The ZIP codes of Los Chaves, 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 Los Chaves

The nearest larger towns are Belen (7,450 people, 3.5 mi), Los Lunas (18,618 people, 4.9 mi) and Rio Communities (4,925 people, 6.6 mi).

Towns near Los Chaves
TownPopulationDistance
Belen 7,450 3.5 mi
Los Lunas 18,618 4.9 mi
El Cerro 2,923 4.9 mi
Rio Communities 4,925 6.6 mi
El Cerro Mission 5,323 7.0 mi
Peralta 3,404 7.8 mi
Bosque Farms 4,071 9.0 mi
Meadow Lake 4,259 11.8 mi
South Valley 37,120 19.5 mi
Kirtland AFB 3,413 24.5 mi
Albuquerque 562,218 26.5 mi

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