ZIP Code 87573 — undefined, NM Demographics & Data

ZIP code 87573 covers NM in San Miguel County with a population of about 7.

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

NM reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (100.0%) 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.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 100.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 66.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade; about 100.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 84.8 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for NM as Relatively Low (composite score 74.6), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (97.3) and flood (83.4). 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 NM show little to no average snow and around 24.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics for ZIP 87573 (NM) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.