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88002

ZIP 88002 is White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Doña Ana
Metro area
Las Cruces, NM
Population
1,609
Coordinates
32.3820, -106.4571
☼ Live from 88002 — White Sands Missile Range, NM

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Where 88002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88002
  • 🔢 Type 88002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,002 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 4889. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88001 (Las Cruces, NM, 18 mi away) and 88003 (Las Cruces, NM, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88002 becomes 20088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02808, 02880, 08028, 08802, 08820, 20880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02880 in Wakefield, RI, 2,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯676 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88002 and you would come out at 32.38°S, 73.54°E — 1,185 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 51.1 square miles of land, 88002 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,609This ZIP1,609
Households414This ZIP414
Housing units481This ZIP481
Median age22.5This ZIP22.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$89,565This ZIP$89,565New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,385This ZIP$1,385New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%This ZIP45.3%
Mean commute10.6 minThis ZIP10.6 min
Population density31.5 / sq miThis ZIP31.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees579This ZIP579
Annual payroll$65,305,000This ZIP$65,305,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$24,619,000This ZIP$24,619,000

Land area

Land area51.13 sq miThis ZIP51.13 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88002

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ZIP codes near 88002

ZIPCityDistance
88011 Las Cruces, NM 7.0 mi
88052 Organ, NM 9.7 mi
88081 Chaparral, NM 14.7 mi
88003 Las Cruces, NM 18.3 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 18.4 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 19.0 mi
88072 Vado, NM 19.2 mi
88006 Las Cruces, NM 19.9 mi
88048 Mesquite, NM 20.1 mi
88342 Orogrande, NM 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88002?

88002 is in White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3820, -106.4571.

What county is 88002 in?

88002 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88002?

White Sands Missile Range uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 88002 in?

88002 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88002?

About 1,609 people live in ZIP code 88002, in 414 households, at 31.5 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 88002?

$89,565 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88002?

The closest are 88011 (7 mi), 88052 (9.7 mi), 88081 (14.7 mi), 88003 (18.3 mi) and 88001 (18.4 mi).

Is 88002 a PO Box ZIP code?

88002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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