Portales is a city in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, home to about 11,968 people across 8.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88130.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Portales; also Floyd and Dora
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Portales. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)195 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX390 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Portales; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Portales had 12,137 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 20th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Roosevelt County grew from 12,064 residents in 1910 to 19,191 in 2020.
Roosevelt County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 16.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portales, NM weather station (about a mile away).
3,614 jobs at 330 businesses in Roosevelt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
116 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Portales.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 22 |
| Mental health providers | 62 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Portales. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Early Childhood CenterPortales | Pre-K–K | 332 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| James ElementaryPortales | 1–2 | 364 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Valencia ElementaryPortales | 3–4 | 366 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Lindsey-Steiner ElementaryPortales | 5–6 | 376 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Portales Jr. HighPortales | 7–8 | 326 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Portales HighPortales | 9–12 | 754 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generations AcademyPortales | Pre-K–12 | 77 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Floyd and Dora.
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