What city is 87828 in?

87828 is a Polvadera, NM mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Polvadera and 13% lies inside Chamizal; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 87828?

About 1,068 people (±660), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 279.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 87828?

1 USPS carrier routes with 109 residential and 4 business mailboxes (113 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 87828?

The closest, measured center to center: 87823 (2.7 mi, Lemitar), 87831 (5.7 mi, Alamillo), 87028 (12.9 mi, La Joya), 87006 (19.8 mi, Abeytas), 87801 (20.8 mi, Socorro) and 87062 (21.8 mi, Las Nutrias).

87828 ZIP Code, Polvadera, NM

87828 is a ZIP code in Polvadera, New Mexico in Socorro County. It covers 3.4 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 87823, 87831 and 87028. 1,068 people live here in 219 households. With about 317 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (84%).

Quick facts

Mailing city: Polvadera, NM
County: Socorro County
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Population: 1,068
Carrier routes: 1 (109 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	1,068
Households	219
Median household income	not published
Income per person	$29,703
Median age	6.5
Homeowners	84.0%
Median home value	$116,400
Median rent	not published
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%
Average commute (minutes)	not published
Households with kids under 18	53.4%
Moved in the past year	0.0%
Below the poverty line	85.8%
Broadband internet	76.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	39.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	0.0%
$10–15K	0.0%
$15–25K	0.0%
$25–35K	53.4%
$35–50K	15.1%
$50–75K	21.0%
$75–100K	0.0%
$100–150K	0.0%
$150–200K	0.0%
$200K+	10.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	61.7%
10–19	0.0%
20–24	0.0%
25–34	3.3%
35–44	0.0%
45–54	13.1%
55–64	10.8%
65–74	11.1%
75+	0.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	10.5%
Owned outright	56.0%
Rented	12.6%
Vacant	20.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	39.7%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	0.0%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	60.3%

EDDM carrier routes

87828 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 109 residential and 4 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 87828

87828 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 highway contract (H)) with 109 residential and 4 business mailboxes. Routes range from 109 homes (H031) to 109 homes (H031); the median route has 109 homes. The Census counted 219 households in 87828 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

Every carrier route in 87828

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H031	Highway contract	109	4	$50,000	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 87828 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

87823 — Lemitar CDP, NM (2.7 mi)
87831 — Alamillo CDP, NM (5.7 mi)
87028 — La Joya CDP, NM (12.9 mi)
87006 — Abeytas CDP, NM (19.8 mi)
87801 — Socorro city, NM (20.8 mi)
87062 — Las Nutrias CDP, NM (21.8 mi)

Areas that include 87828

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 87828, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 87828 in?: 87828 is a Polvadera, NM mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Polvadera and 13% lies inside Chamizal; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 87828 in?: 87828 is in Socorro County.
What is the population of 87828?: About 1,068 people (±660), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 279.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 87828?: 1 USPS carrier routes with 109 residential and 4 business mailboxes (113 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 87828?: The closest, measured center to center: 87823 (2.7 mi, Lemitar), 87831 (5.7 mi, Alamillo), 87028 (12.9 mi, La Joya), 87006 (19.8 mi, Abeytas), 87801 (20.8 mi, Socorro) and 87062 (21.8 mi, Las Nutrias).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.