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ZIP code 87582: Velarde, NM

ZIP code 87582 is in Velarde (36% of residents), Lyden (17%) and Canova (7.1%), in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. 40% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in New Mexico's 3rd congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 5; its state house districts are State House District 40 (99%) and State House District 41 (1.0%).

1,432residents (2020 Census)
23.0 sq miland area
3cities and towns
1congressional district
3voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Velarde36%
Lyden17%
Canova7.1%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Rio Arriba County100%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
South Rio Arriba CCD100%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district (NM-03)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (NM-03)Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)202-225-6190100%
U.S. SenatorBen Ray Luján (D)202-224-6621 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorMartin Heinrich (D)202-224-5521 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 5)Leo Jaramillo (Democratic)100%
State Representative (State House District 40)Joseph Sanchez (Democratic)99%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 5100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 4099%
State House District 411.0%

Voting precincts

3 voting precincts overlap ZIP 87582. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 87582 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.