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88022

ZIP 88022 is Arenas Valley, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
1,326
Coordinates
32.8027, -108.1881
☼ Live from 88022 — Arenas Valley, NM

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Where 88022 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 88022
  • 🔢 Type 88022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,022 = 2 × 11 × 4001. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88021 (Anthony, NM, 98 mi away) and 88023 (Bayard, NM, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88022 becomes 22088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02828, 02882, 08822, 20882, 28082, 28208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02882 in Narragansett, RI, 2,091 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯722 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88022 and you would come out at 32.80°S, 71.81°E — 1,146 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 88022 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,326This ZIP1,326
Households539This ZIP539
Housing units693This ZIP693
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$37,147This ZIP$37,147New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$173,100This ZIP$173,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute14.3 minThis ZIP14.3 min
Population density116.7 / sq miThis ZIP116.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$1,638,000This ZIP$1,638,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$18,083,000This ZIP$18,083,000

Land area

Land area11.36 sq miThis ZIP11.36 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 88022

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ZIP codes near 88022

ZIPCityDistance
88026 Santa Clara, NM 3.8 mi
88062 Silver City, NM 5.9 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 6.6 mi
88023 Bayard, NM 8.0 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 9.0 mi
88036 Fort Bayard, NM 11.0 mi
88043 Hurley, NM 14.4 mi
88061 Silver City, NM 17.5 mi
88041 Hanover, NM 17.8 mi
88049 Mimbres, NM 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88022?

88022 is in Arenas Valley, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8027, -108.1881.

What county is 88022 in?

88022 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88022?

Arenas Valley uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 88022 in?

88022 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88022?

About 1,326 people live in ZIP code 88022, in 539 households, at 116.7 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 88022?

$37,147 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88022?

The closest are 88026 (3.8 mi), 88062 (5.9 mi), 88053 (6.6 mi), 88023 (8 mi) and 88065 (9 mi).

Is 88022 a PO Box ZIP code?

88022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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