Los Alamos County · New Mexico
ZIP code 87547
- Population
- 5,568
- Median income
- $150,714
- Median home
- $460,100
- Sales tax
- 4.875%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
New Mexico state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 87547 sits in Los Alamos County, New Mexico and is home to 5,568 people. Median household income is $150,714, the median home is worth $460,100 and median gross rent is —. 99.6% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.875% (New Mexico state rate).
- County
- Los Alamos County
- State
- New Mexico (NM)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 35028
372 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 87547
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 5,568ZIP 87547 residents
- Median household income
- $150,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $460,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 99.6%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 87547
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
New Mexico levies 4.875% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 87547 compares
ZIP 87547 against the median ZIP in Los Alamos County and across New Mexico.
| Measure | ZIP 87547 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $150,714 | $150,714 | $53,479 | +182% |
| Median home value | $460,100 | $460,100 | $177,700 | +159% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | $875 | — |
| Population | 5,568 | 5,568 | 903 | +517% |
Medians are computed across the 1 ZIP areas in Los Alamos County and the 372 ZIP areas in New Mexico.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 372 New Mexico ZIP areas.
- Income
- #6
- Home value
- #15
- Population
- #70
richer than 98% of 276 state ZIPs
above 94% of 261 state ZIPs
larger than 81% of 372 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
New Mexico ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
ZIP 87547 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 87547?
- ZIP 87547 lies mostly in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 87547?
- New Mexico charges 4.875% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 87547 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs — a month, and the median home is worth $460,100 — +159% against the typical New Mexico ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.