ZIP Code 87940

87940 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rincon, Doña Ana County.

City: Rincon
County: Doña Ana County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 879xx

Where this code sits

87940 is part of the 879xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rincon.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87940 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87940

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87940.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87937	5.5 mi	Hatch, NM
ZIP code 87941	9.4 mi	Salem, NM
ZIP code 87936	14 mi	Garfield, NM
ZIP code 88054	15 mi	Radium Springs, NM
ZIP code 87933	16 mi	Derry, NM
ZIP code 88012	18 mi	Las Cruces, NM
ZIP code 88013	18 mi	Las Cruces, NM
ZIP code 87930	20 mi	Arrey, NM

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 87940, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 87940. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.