ZIP Code 87548 — Medanales CDP, NM Demographics & Data

ZIP code 87548 covers Medanales, NM in Rio Arriba County with a population of about 921.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 32.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 505; U.S. House district NM-3; the ALBUQUERQUE - SANTA FE media market.

Medanales, NM reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (19.6%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 87548 is about $68,750 — about 9% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 9.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 24.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Education, and Professional services; about 17.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.7 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 67.9% (about 2.5 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Medanales CDP, NM as Relatively Low (composite score 80.5), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (96.2) and flood (88.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Medanales CDP, NM show little to no average snow and around 11.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 29 for ZIP 87548 (Medanales CDP, NM) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.