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88043

ZIP 88043 is Hurley, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
1,210
Coordinates
32.6029, -108.1164
☼ Live from 88043 — Hurley, NM

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Where 88043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88043
  • 🔢 Type 88043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,043 = 17 × 5179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88042 (Hillsboro, NM, 35 mi away) and 88044 (La Mesa, NM, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88043 becomes 34088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03848, 03884, 08348, 08834, 38048, 38804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03848 in Kingston, NH, 2,125 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯728 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88043 and you would come out at 32.60°S, 71.88°E — 1,160 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 71.5 square miles of land, 88043 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,210This ZIP1,210
Households575This ZIP575
Housing units904This ZIP904
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$34,236This ZIP$34,236New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$93,800This ZIP$93,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$545This ZIP$545New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density16.9 / sq miThis ZIP16.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees285This ZIP285
Annual payroll$11,945,000This ZIP$11,945,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$25,909,000This ZIP$25,909,000

Land area

Land area71.55 sq miThis ZIP71.55 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 88043

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ZIP codes near 88043

ZIPCityDistance
88023 Bayard, NM 8.4 mi
88062 Silver City, NM 8.7 mi
88034 Faywood, NM 8.8 mi
88026 Santa Clara, NM 10.7 mi
88036 Fort Bayard, NM 12.4 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 13.2 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 14.4 mi
88061 Silver City, NM 17.0 mi
88041 Hanover, NM 19.8 mi
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88043?

88043 is in Hurley, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6029, -108.1164.

What county is 88043 in?

88043 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88043?

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

What time zone is 88043 in?

88043 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88043?

About 1,210 people live in ZIP code 88043, in 575 households, at 16.9 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 88043?

$34,236 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88043?

The closest are 88023 (8.4 mi), 88062 (8.7 mi), 88034 (8.8 mi), 88026 (10.7 mi) and 88036 (12.4 mi).

Is 88043 a PO Box ZIP code?

88043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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