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88001

ZIP 88001 is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County; area code 575; Mountain time. Las Cruces has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Doña Ana
Metro area
Las Cruces, NM
Population
37,690
Coordinates
32.2902, -106.7531
☼ Live from 88001 — Las Cruces, NM

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Where 88001 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88001
  • 🔢 Type 88001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 88001 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87943 (Winston, NM, 97 mi away) and 88002 (White Sands Missile Range, NM, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88001 becomes 10088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01088, 01880, 08018, 08081, 08108, 08801, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01880 in Wakefield, MA, 2,064 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯692 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88001 and you would come out at 32.29°S, 73.25°E — 1,189 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 88001 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,690This ZIP37,690
Households15,602This ZIP15,602
Housing units16,766This ZIP16,766
Median age28.8This ZIP28.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$33,087This ZIP$33,087New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$163,800This ZIP$163,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$806This ZIP$806New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density3,398.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,398.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments905This ZIP905
Employees12,753This ZIP12,753
Annual payroll$435,486,000This ZIP$435,486,000
Tax returns filed14,450This ZIP14,450
Total adjusted gross income$533,392,000This ZIP$533,392,000

Land area

Land area11.09 sq miThis ZIP11.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88001

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 88001

ZIPCityDistance
88003 Las Cruces, NM 0.9 mi
88006 Las Cruces, NM 2.2 mi
88046 Mesilla, NM 3.0 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 5.7 mi
88033 Fairacres, NM 7.5 mi
88032 Dona Ana, NM 7.7 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 9.4 mi
88048 Mesquite, NM 11.6 mi
88004 Las Cruces, NM 11.8 mi
88011 Las Cruces, NM 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88001?

88001 is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2902, -106.7531.

What county is 88001 in?

88001 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88001?

Las Cruces uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 88001 in?

88001 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88001?

About 37,690 people live in ZIP code 88001, in 15,602 households, at 3,398.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 88001?

$33,087 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88001?

The closest are 88003 (0.9 mi), 88006 (2.2 mi), 88046 (3 mi), 88047 (5.7 mi) and 88033 (7.5 mi).

Is 88001 a PO Box ZIP code?

88001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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