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Cotton City ZIP codes, New Mexico

No ZIP code is named for Cotton City, NM; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 88020. Its area code is 575.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
286
Area code
575

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cotton City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Animas (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Cotton City in numbers

About 286 people live in Cotton City, in 104 households. The median household income is $56,574 a year, 12% below the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,900 (25% below the New Mexico median). The median age is 33.9; 13.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population286Cotton City286
Households104Cotton City104
Median age33.9Cotton City33.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,574Cotton City$56,574New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$186,900Cotton City$186,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%Cotton City13.0%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.0 minCotton City32.0 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density11 / sq miCotton City11 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Cotton City CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Cotton City

These ZIP codes cover part of Cotton City but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Cotton City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
88020 Animas , NM Standard 743 $75,500 $176,000

Map of Cotton City ZIP codes

88020

The ZIP codes of Cotton City, NM, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Cotton City

The nearest larger towns are Lordsburg (2,057 people, 19 mi), Bowie, AZ (384 people, 38 mi) and Duncan, AZ (969 people, 46 mi).

More nearby: every ZIP code in Hidalgo County · New Mexico ZIP codes

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