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88012

ZIP 88012 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
33,158
Coordinates
32.5889, -106.7713
☼ Live from 88012 — Las Cruces, NM

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Where 88012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88012
  • 🔢 Type 88012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,012 = 2 × 2 × 22003. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88011 (Las Cruces, NM, 19 mi away) and 88013 (Las Cruces, NM, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88012 becomes 21088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lineboro, MD, 1,732 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02188 in Weymouth, MA, 2,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯677 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88012 and you would come out at 32.59°S, 73.23°E — 1,168 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 348.8 square miles of land, 88012 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 265 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,158This ZIP33,158
Households12,061This ZIP12,061
Housing units13,207This ZIP13,207
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$69,052This ZIP$69,052New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$249,500This ZIP$249,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,325This ZIP$1,325New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density95.1 / sq miThis ZIP95.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees2,601This ZIP2,601
Annual payroll$123,331,000This ZIP$123,331,000
Tax returns filed15,260This ZIP15,260
Total adjusted gross income$845,550,000This ZIP$845,550,000

Land area

Land area348.80 sq miThis ZIP348.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88012

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ZIP codes near 88012

ZIPCityDistance
88013 Las Cruces, NM 0.4 mi
88054 Radium Springs, NM 10.8 mi
88052 Organ, NM 13.8 mi
88032 Dona Ana, NM 14.0 mi
87940 Rincon, NM 14.2 mi
88007 Las Cruces, NM 18.2 mi
88011 Las Cruces, NM 18.5 mi
88006 Las Cruces, NM 19.6 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 20.7 mi
88033 Fairacres, NM 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88012?

88012 is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5889, -106.7713.

What county is 88012 in?

88012 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88012?

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

What time zone is 88012 in?

88012 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88012?

About 33,158 people live in ZIP code 88012, in 12,061 households, at 95.1 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 88012?

$69,052 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88012?

The closest are 88013 (0.4 mi), 88054 (10.8 mi), 88052 (13.8 mi), 88032 (14 mi) and 87940 (14.2 mi).

Is 88012 a PO Box ZIP code?

88012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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