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88029

ZIP 88029 is Columbus, New Mexico, in Luna County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Luna
Metro area
Deming, NM
Population
1,198
Coordinates
31.8449, -107.6947
☼ Live from 88029 — Columbus, NM

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Where 88029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88029
  • 🔢 Type 88029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,029 = 3 × 3 × 9781. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88028 (Cliff, NM, 96 mi away) and 88030 (Deming, NM, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88029 becomes 92088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fallbrook, CA, 566 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02889, 02898, 08829, 09828, 09882, 20889, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09828 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,297 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯751 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88029 and you would come out at 31.84°S, 72.31°E — 1,214 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 190.2 square miles of land, 88029 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 144 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,198This ZIP1,198
Households432This ZIP432
Housing units768This ZIP768
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$26,090This ZIP$26,090New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$105,600This ZIP$105,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$414This ZIP$414New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees172This ZIP172
Annual payroll$5,007,000This ZIP$5,007,000

Land area

Land area190.22 sq miThis ZIP190.22 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 88029

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

ZIP codes near 88029

ZIPCityDistance
88030 Deming, NM 22.8 mi
88031 Deming, NM 27.4 mi
88044 La Mesa, NM 36.1 mi
88040 Hachita, NM 42.4 mi
88005 Las Cruces, NM 49.0 mi
88009 Playas, NM 49.6 mi
88004 Las Cruces, NM 51.9 mi
88021 Anthony, NM 53.2 mi
88034 Faywood, NM 54.0 mi
88008 Santa Teresa, NM 55.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88029?

88029 is in Columbus, New Mexico, in Luna County, part of the Deming, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8449, -107.6947.

What county is 88029 in?

88029 lies in Luna County.

What area code is 88029?

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

What time zone is 88029 in?

88029 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88029?

About 1,198 people live in ZIP code 88029, in 432 households, at 6.3 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 88029?

$26,090 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88029?

The closest are 88030 (22.8 mi), 88031 (27.4 mi), 88044 (36.1 mi), 88040 (42.4 mi) and 88005 (49 mi).

Is 88029 a PO Box ZIP code?

88029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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