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88038

ZIP 88038 is Gila, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
580
Coordinates
33.1264, -108.3576
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Where 88038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88038
  • 🔢 Type 88038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,038 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 67 × 73. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88036 (Fort Bayard, NM, 33 mi away) and 88039 (Glenwood, NM, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88038 becomes 83088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38088, 38880, 83808). The farthest-flung twin is 38880 in Wheeler, MS, 1,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯713 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88038 and you would come out at 33.13°S, 71.64°E — 1,123 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 383.4 square miles of land, 88038 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 291 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population580This ZIP580
Households247This ZIP247
Housing units285This ZIP285
Median age56.2This ZIP56.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$18,317This ZIP$18,317New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$216,600This ZIP$216,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Population density1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,263,000This ZIP$1,263,000

Land area

Land area383.41 sq miThis ZIP383.41 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq miThis ZIP1.81 sq mi

Other place names in 88038

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ZIP codes near 88038

ZIPCityDistance
88039 Glenwood, NM 17.1 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 18.0 mi
88049 Mimbres, NM 18.3 mi
88028 Cliff, NM 21.2 mi
88025 Buckhorn, NM 21.4 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 24.4 mi
88026 Santa Clara, NM 28.2 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 28.7 mi
88062 Silver City, NM 30.3 mi
88023 Bayard, NM 32.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88038?

88038 is in Gila, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1264, -108.3576.

What county is 88038 in?

88038 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88038?

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

What time zone is 88038 in?

88038 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88038?

About 580 people live in ZIP code 88038, in 247 households, at 1.5 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 88038?

$18,317 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88038?

The closest are 88039 (17.1 mi), 88053 (18 mi), 88049 (18.3 mi), 88028 (21.2 mi) and 88025 (21.4 mi).

Is 88038 a PO Box ZIP code?

88038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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