88130 ZIP Code, Portales, NM

88130 is a ZIP code in Portales, New Mexico in Roosevelt County. It covers 632 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 88115, 88103 and 88132. 17,842 people live here in 7,008 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (59% own). Median household income is $52,434, below the New Mexico median of $64,059; the median age is 30.0, younger than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents17,842
Households7,008
Median household income$52,434
Income per person$25,435
Median age30
Homeowners59.4%
Median home value$135,000
Median rent$901
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
Average commute (minutes)14.8
Households with kids under 1830.6%
Moved in the past year24.0%
Below the poverty line22.0%
Broadband internet87.6%
Speak a non-English language at home23.6%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K8.0%
$10–15K7.2%
$15–25K11.3%
$25–35K7.7%
$35–50K11.6%
$50–75K23.5%
$75–100K10.6%
$100–150K11.5%
$150–200K6.8%
$200K+1.8%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1014.5%
10–1916.1%
20–2411.8%
25–3412.2%
35–4410.8%
45–5411.0%
55–649.5%
65–748.7%
75+5.3%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage25.9%
Owned outright25.9%
Rented35.4%
Vacant12.7%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house66.8%
Townhome2.4%
2–4 units8.5%
5–19 units2.9%
20+ units1.4%
Mobile / other18.0%

Businesses in 88130

310 business establishments with 3,496 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

88130 has 12 USPS carrier routes with 6,813 residential and 329 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 88130

88130 has 12 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 4 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 6,813 residential and 329 business mailboxes. Routes range from 205 homes (H062) to 1,053 homes (C006); the median route has 517 homes. The Census counted 7,008 households in 88130 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2492
250–4994
500–7492
750–9993
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 80, 831 homes
  2. Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 838 homes
  3. Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 58, 1,053 homes
  4. Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 36, 395 homes
  5. Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 29, 859 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 88130

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C002City83180$30,516———
C003City83879$30,516———
C004City3983$47,876———
C005City85929$60,493———
C006City1,05358$30,516———
H062Highway contract2057$60,517———
H068Highway contract3243$46,988———
H069Highway contract2176$62,889———
R001Rural49714$60,517———
R002Rural39536$62,889———
R003Rural5375$84,211———
R004Rural6599$84,211———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 88130 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.

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Mail every home in 88130

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 88130, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 88130 in?
88130 is a Portales, NM mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Portales; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 88130 in?
88130 is in Roosevelt County.
What is the population of 88130?
About 17,842 people (±304), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,027.
What is the median household income in 88130?
$52,434 (±$4,865), compared with $64,059 for New Mexico as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 88130?
12 USPS carrier routes with 6,813 residential and 329 business mailboxes (7,141 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 88130?
The closest, measured center to center: 88115 (13.8 mi, Dora), 88103 (17.3 mi, Cannon AFB), 88132 (18 mi, Causey), 88118 (20.2 mi, Floyd) and 88126 (22.3 mi).

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