ZIP code
87544
Los Alamos, NM
87544 covers Los Alamos in Los Alamos County, with 13,806 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 87544. Methodology
ZIP code map of 87544

About ZIP code 87544
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 87544. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 87544
Race
- White9,873
- Black or African American139
- American Indian or Alaska Native104
- Asian1,060
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander13
- Other race565
- Two or more races1,794
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2,416
Age
- Under 101,559
- 10 to 191,805
- 20 to 291,410
- 30 to 392,071
- 40 to 491,691
- 50 to 591,896
- 60 to 691,634
- 70 to 79895
- 80 and older587
Income and housing in 87544
Education
- High school graduate97.7%
- Bachelor's degree67.4%
- Graduate degree44.5%
Places covering 87544
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Los Alamos97.3%
- White Rock0.0%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Los Alamos County100.0%
- Sandoval County0.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
2.7% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 87544
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19,820 | |
| 2006 | 18,565 | |
| 2007 | 18,515 | |
| 2008 | 18,404 | |
| 2009 | 18,701 | |
| 2010 | 18,824 | |
| 2011 | 18,040 | 18,660 |
| 2012 | 18,008 | 18,240 |
| 2013 | 17,979 | 17,910 |
| 2014 | 17,974 | 17,810 |
| 2015 | 17,939 | 17,790 |
| 2016 | 17,895 | 12,620 |
| 2017 | 18,031 | 12,860 |
| 2018 | 18,356 | 12,960 |
| 2019 | 18,625 | 12,910 |
| 2020 | 18,976 | 12,610 |
| 2021 | 13,453 | 12,430 |
| 2022 | 13,661 | 12,590 |
| 2023 | 13,806 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 87544
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 87547White Rock5.8 miPop 5,568 · Income $150,714
- 87083Cochiti Lake9.3 miPop 453 · Income $54,861
- 87041Pena Blanca11.5 miPop 848 · Income $77,847
- 87072Cochiti Pueblo12.3 miPop 599 · Income $49,688
- 87507Santa Fe14.5 miPop 51,109 · Income $62,955
- 87052Santo Domingo Pueblo17.0 miPop 3,108 · Income $61,354
- 87532Espanola18.1 miPop 19,522 · Income $57,077
- 87025Jemez Springs18.6 miPop 1,338 · Income $149,326
- 87506Santa Fe19.5 miPop 16,055 · Income $90,504
- 87044Ponderosa20.6 miPop 252 · Income $49,583
- 87567Santa Cruz22.0 miPop 1,029 · Income —
- 87566Ohkay Owingeh24.1 miPop 2,623 · Income $64,028
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ZIP code 87544 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 87544 in?
- 87544 is in Los Alamos, NM.
- What county is 87544 in?
- 87544 is in Los Alamos County.
- What is the median household income in 87544?
- The median household income in 87544 is $135,108.
- Which ZIP codes are near 87544?
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