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Most Densely Populated ZIP Codes in New Mexico

What this measures. People per square mile of land area. Source: Census American Community Survey and Gazetteer, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County People per sq mi
1 88244 Hobbs Lea 20,463
2 87108 Albuquerque Bernalillo 6,181
3 87112 Albuquerque Bernalillo 5,443
4 87151 Albuquerque Bernalillo 5,254
5 88004 Las Cruces Doña Ana 5,119
6 87110 Albuquerque Bernalillo 4,524
7 87111 Albuquerque Bernalillo 4,495
8 87109 Albuquerque Bernalillo 3,939
9 88001 Las Cruces Doña Ana 3,398
10 87114 Albuquerque Bernalillo 3,349
11 87102 Albuquerque Bernalillo 3,084
12 87104 Albuquerque Bernalillo 3,059
13 87107 Albuquerque Bernalillo 1,882
14 88063 Sunland Park Doña Ana 1,745
15 88024 Berino Doña Ana 1,579
16 87123 Albuquerque Bernalillo 1,464
17 87105 Albuquerque Bernalillo 1,354
18 88355 Ruidoso Lincoln 1,350
19 88065 Tyrone Grant 1,278
20 87120 Albuquerque Bernalillo 1,147
21 87113 Albuquerque Bernalillo 1,080
22 88046 Mesilla Doña Ana 1,060
23 87547 White Rock Los Alamos 899
24 87022 Isleta Bernalillo 890
25 87122 Albuquerque Bernalillo 857
26 87048 Corrales Sandoval 825
27 88003 Las Cruces Doña Ana 815
28 87042 Peralta Valencia 758
29 87106 Albuquerque Bernalillo 753
30 87124 Rio Rancho Sandoval 751
31 87402 Farmington San Juan 736
32 87567 Santa Cruz Santa Fe 708
33 87116 Albuquerque Bernalillo 658
34 87417 Kirtland San Juan 596
35 87301 Gallup McKinley 551
36 87507 Santa Fe Santa Fe 535
37 87144 Rio Rancho Sandoval 516
38 87505 Santa Fe Santa Fe 493
39 87401 Farmington San Juan 341
40 88026 Santa Clara Grant 340
41 87828 Polvadera Socorro 317
42 87501 Santa Fe Santa Fe 316
43 87365 Smith Lake McKinley 290
44 87021 Milan Cibola 286
45 88027 Chamberino Doña Ana 286
46 88047 Mesilla Park Doña Ana 258
47 87121 Albuquerque Bernalillo 224
48 87548 Medanales Rio Arriba 219
49 88311 Alamogordo Otero 207
50 88345 Ruidoso Lincoln 199

Showing the top 50 of 371 ZIP codes in New Mexico that have this figure . 88244 ranks 1st at 20,463, against 199 in 50th place.

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zipcodes.pro. “Most Densely Populated ZIP Codes in New Mexico.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/rankings/nm/highest-density

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