FIPS code 35033 is Mora County, New Mexico. With a population of 4,208 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #28 in New Mexico and #2940 nationally. Mora County is part of the Las Vegas, NM. The state FIPS code for New Mexico is 35. This code is used in Census Bureau, BLS, EPA, HUD, and USDA federal datasets to identify this county.
County FIPS
35033
Population
4,208
2022 ACS · #2940 nationally
Density
2.2/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
1,931
sq miles
Urban/Rural
Nonmetro — rural, adjacent to metro
RUCC 8
How This FIPS Code Works
The 5-digit FIPS code 35033 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 35 (New Mexico) with the 3-digit county identifier 033. Together they uniquely identify Mora County in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 35033
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 35033.
Median Household Income
$40,231
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
21.7%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
59.4
ACS B01002_001E
Metropolitan Area
Adjacent Counties (6)
Counties that share a border with Mora County. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 35033.
Federal Datasets Using Code 35033
FIPS code 35033 appears as the county identifier in the following federal datasets. Analysts joining data across these sources use this code as the common geographic key.
Using FIPS Code 35033 in Code
Common patterns for querying federal datasets by this county's FIPS code. The leading zeros are significant — always treat FIPS codes as strings, not integers.
import requests
url = "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5"
params = {
"get": "NAME,B19013_001E,B01003_001E",
"for": "county:033",
"in": "state:35",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Mora County, New Mexico, income, pop, ...]
-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '35033';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '35'
AND county_fips = '033';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 35033 is WRONG for this county
library(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "35",
county = "033",
year = 2022
)
ZIP Codes in Mora County
ZIP codes do not align perfectly with county boundaries — a single ZIP code can span multiple counties, and a county can contain parts of many ZIP codes. The ratios below (from the Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file) show the land area share of each ZCTA that falls within Mora County. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 87753 | 100.0% |
| 87713 | 100.0% |
| 87715 | 100.0% |
| 87722 | 100.0% |
| 87723 | 100.0% |
| 87732 | 100.0% |
| 87734 | 100.0% |
| 87735 | 100.0% |
| 87736 | 100.0% |
| 87752 | 100.0% |
| 87712 | 100.0% |
| 87750 | 100.0% |
| 87742 | 41.8% |
| 87745 | 9.6% |