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88026

ZIP 88026 is Santa Clara, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
1,604
Coordinates
32.7520, -108.1630
☼ Live from 88026 — Santa Clara, NM

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Where 88026 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 88026
  • 🔢 Type 88026 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,026 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 863. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88025 (Buckhorn, NM, 41 mi away) and 88027 (Chamberino, NM, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88026 becomes 62088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Staunton, IL, 1,113 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02886 in Warwick, RI, 2,094 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯723 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88026 and you would come out at 32.75°S, 71.84°E — 1,150 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 4.7 square miles of land, 88026 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,604This ZIP1,604
Households609This ZIP609
Housing units763This ZIP763
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,898This ZIP$57,898New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$141,500This ZIP$141,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$543This ZIP$543New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute12.8 minThis ZIP12.8 min
Population density340.4 / sq miThis ZIP340.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$1,444,000This ZIP$1,444,000

Land area

Land area4.71 sq miThis ZIP4.71 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 88026

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

ZIP codes near 88026

ZIPCityDistance
88062 Silver City, NM 2.2 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 3.8 mi
88023 Bayard, NM 4.8 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 8.5 mi
88036 Fort Bayard, NM 9.0 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 10.4 mi
88043 Hurley, NM 10.7 mi
88034 Faywood, NM 16.0 mi
88061 Silver City, NM 16.5 mi
88041 Hanover, NM 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88026?

88026 is in Santa Clara, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7520, -108.1630.

What county is 88026 in?

88026 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88026?

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

What time zone is 88026 in?

88026 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88026?

About 1,604 people live in ZIP code 88026, in 609 households, at 340.4 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 88026?

$57,898 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88026?

The closest are 88062 (2.2 mi), 88022 (3.8 mi), 88023 (4.8 mi), 88065 (8.5 mi) and 88036 (9 mi).

Is 88026 a PO Box ZIP code?

88026 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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