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Ponderosa ZIP code, New Mexico

The ZIP code for Ponderosa, NM is 87044, and its area code is 575.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
289
Area code
575

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ponderosa itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Jemez Springs (8.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Ponderosa 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.

Ponderosa in numbers

About 289 people live in Ponderosa, in 141 households. The median household income is $60,313 a year, 6% below the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median age is 57.1; 19.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population289Ponderosa289
Households141Ponderosa141
Median age57.1Ponderosa57.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,313Ponderosa$60,313New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%Ponderosa19.8%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.9 minPonderosa26.9 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density32 / sq miPonderosa32 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Ponderosa

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ponderosa
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87044 Ponderosa , NM Standard 289 $60,313 —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Ponderosa

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ponderosa
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87024 Jemez Pueblo , NM Standard 2,692 $60,727 $168,400

Map of Ponderosa ZIP codes

87044

The ZIP codes of Ponderosa, 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 Ponderosa

The nearest larger towns are Jemez Pueblo (2,199 people, 5.5 mi), Cañon (436 people, 5.6 mi) and Zia Pueblo (770 people, 9.4 mi).

Towns near Ponderosa
TownPopulationDistance
Bernalillo 9,086 24.4 mi
Rio Rancho 108,515 25.7 mi
Placitas 4,223 25.9 mi
Los Alamos 13,317 26.2 mi
White Rock 5,716 27.2 mi
Corrales 8,555 28.8 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Sandoval County · New Mexico ZIP codes

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