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88005

ZIP 88005 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
27,509
Coordinates
32.2231, -106.9876
☼ Live from 88005 — Las Cruces, NM

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Where 88005 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88005
  • 🔢 Type 88005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,005 = 3 × 5 × 5867. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88004 (Las Cruces, NM, 3 mi away) and 88006 (Las Cruces, NM, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88005 becomes 50088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05088, 08085, 08805, 08850, 58008, 80805, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05088 in Wilder, VT, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯704 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88005 and you would come out at 32.22°S, 73.01°E — 1,192 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 150.9 square miles of land, 88005 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,509This ZIP27,509
Households11,290This ZIP11,290
Housing units12,169This ZIP12,169
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,452This ZIP$54,452New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$220,800This ZIP$220,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density182.3 / sq miThis ZIP182.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments775This ZIP775
Employees10,712This ZIP10,712
Annual payroll$420,327,000This ZIP$420,327,000
Tax returns filed11,340This ZIP11,340
Total adjusted gross income$687,878,000This ZIP$687,878,000

Land area

Land area150.90 sq miThis ZIP150.90 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 88005

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ZIP codes near 88005

ZIPCityDistance
88004 Las Cruces, NM 2.9 mi
88033 Fairacres, NM 8.1 mi
88007 Las Cruces, NM 11.5 mi
88046 Mesilla, NM 11.6 mi
88006 Las Cruces, NM 13.1 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 14.5 mi
88003 Las Cruces, NM 14.7 mi
88032 Dona Ana, NM 15.3 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 15.5 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88005?

88005 is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2231, -106.9876.

What county is 88005 in?

88005 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88005?

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

What time zone is 88005 in?

88005 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88005?

About 27,509 people live in ZIP code 88005, in 11,290 households, at 182.3 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 88005?

$54,452 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88005?

The closest are 88004 (2.9 mi), 88033 (8.1 mi), 88007 (11.5 mi), 88046 (11.6 mi) and 88006 (13.1 mi).

Is 88005 a PO Box ZIP code?

88005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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