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88028

ZIP 88028 is Cliff, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
219
Coordinates
32.9669, -108.6705
☼ Live from 88028 — Cliff, NM

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Where 88028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88028
  • 🔢 Type 88028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,028 = 2 × 2 × 59 × 373. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88027 (Chamberino, NM, 133 mi away) and 88029 (Columbus, NM, 96 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88028 becomes 82088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02888, 08828, 08882, 28088, 80828). The farthest-flung twin is 02888 in Warwick, RI, 2,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯734 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88028 and you would come out at 32.97°S, 71.33°E — 1,133 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 183.2 square miles of land, 88028 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population219This ZIP219
Households127This ZIP127
Housing units186This ZIP186
Median age63.6This ZIP63.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$43,750This ZIP$43,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$2,771,000This ZIP$2,771,000

Land area

Land area183.22 sq miThis ZIP183.22 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 88028

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

ZIP codes near 88028

ZIPCityDistance
88025 Buckhorn, NM 10.3 mi
88051 Mule Creek, NM 14.6 mi
88055 Redrock, NM 17.0 mi
88038 Gila, NM 21.2 mi
88039 Glenwood, NM 23.2 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 26.9 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 27.6 mi
88061 Silver City, NM 28.0 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 30.2 mi
85534 Duncan, AZ 32.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88028?

88028 is in Cliff, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9669, -108.6705.

What county is 88028 in?

88028 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88028?

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

What time zone is 88028 in?

88028 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88028?

About 219 people live in ZIP code 88028, in 127 households, at 1.2 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 88028?

$43,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88028?

The closest are 88025 (10.3 mi), 88051 (14.6 mi), 88055 (17 mi), 88038 (21.2 mi) and 88039 (23.2 mi).

Is 88028 a PO Box ZIP code?

88028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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