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88023

ZIP 88023 is Bayard, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
2,057
Coordinates
32.7228, -108.0883
☼ Live from 88023 — Bayard, NM

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Where 88023 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 88023
  • 🔢 Type 88023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,023 = 3 × 13 × 37 × 61. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88022 (Arenas Valley, NM, 8 mi away) and 88024 (Berino, NM, 97 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88023 becomes 32088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02838, 02883, 03882, 08328, 08823, 08832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03882 in Effingham, NH, 2,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯721 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88023 and you would come out at 32.72°S, 71.91°E — 1,152 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 49.0 square miles of land, 88023 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,057This ZIP2,057
Households753This ZIP753
Housing units1,134This ZIP1,134
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$34,477This ZIP$34,477New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$117,700This ZIP$117,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$716This ZIP$716New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density42.0 / sq miThis ZIP42.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees171This ZIP171
Annual payroll$3,382,000This ZIP$3,382,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$43,054,000This ZIP$43,054,000

Land area

Land area48.95 sq miThis ZIP48.95 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 88023

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 88023

ZIPCityDistance
88062 Silver City, NM 2.9 mi
88026 Santa Clara, NM 4.8 mi
88036 Fort Bayard, NM 5.3 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 8.0 mi
88043 Hurley, NM 8.4 mi
88034 Faywood, NM 11.5 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 12.5 mi
88041 Hanover, NM 13.4 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 14.0 mi
88061 Silver City, NM 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88023?

88023 is in Bayard, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7228, -108.0883.

What county is 88023 in?

88023 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88023?

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

What time zone is 88023 in?

88023 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88023?

About 2,057 people live in ZIP code 88023, in 753 households, at 42.0 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 88023?

$34,477 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88023?

The closest are 88062 (2.9 mi), 88026 (4.8 mi), 88036 (5.3 mi), 88022 (8 mi) and 88043 (8.4 mi).

Is 88023 a PO Box ZIP code?

88023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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