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Where 88009 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.
- 🔢 Type 88009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,009 = 17 × 31 × 167. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011111001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88008 (Santa Teresa, NM, 105 mi away) and 88011 (Las Cruces, NM, 119 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88009 becomes 90088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 581 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00988, 08089, 08098, 08809, 08890, 09808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09808 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,177 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯780 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88009 and you would come out at 31.91°S, 71.46°E — 1,186 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
- 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 88009 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 87This ZIP87 |
| Median age | 21.4This ZIP21.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 8.8 minThis ZIP8.8 min |
| Population density | 8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88009
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88009
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88020 | Animas, NM | 19.3 mi |
88040 | Hachita, NM | 24.3 mi |
88056 | Rodeo, NM | 27.8 mi |
88045 | Lordsburg, NM | 30.5 mi |
85632 | San Simon, AZ | 39.3 mi |
88029 | Columbus, NM | 49.6 mi |
88061 | Silver City, NM | 50.0 mi |
88030 | Deming, NM | 50.7 mi |
88031 | Deming, NM | 51.8 mi |
88043 | Hurley, NM | 53.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88009?
88009 is in Playas, New Mexico, in Hidalgo County. Its published point location is 31.9126, -108.5363.
What county is 88009 in?
88009 lies in Hidalgo County.
What area code is 88009?
Playas uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88009 in?
88009 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88009?
About 16 people live in ZIP code 88009, at 8.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88009?
The closest are 88020 (19.3 mi), 88040 (24.3 mi), 88056 (27.8 mi), 88045 (30.5 mi) and 85632 (39.3 mi).
Is 88009 a PO Box ZIP code?
88009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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