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88044

ZIP 88044 is La Mesa, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Doña Ana
Metro area
Las Cruces, NM
Population
2,618
Coordinates
31.9808, -107.1007
☼ Live from 88044 — La Mesa, NM

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Where 88044 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 88044
  • 🔢 Type 88044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,044 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 23 × 29. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88043 (Hurley, NM, 73 mi away) and 88045 (Lordsburg, NM, 97 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88044 becomes 44088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Unionville, OH, 1,585 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04488, 04848, 08844, 40488, 44088, 44880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04848 in Islesboro, ME, 2,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯721 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88044 and you would come out at 31.98°S, 72.90°E — 1,208 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 594.3 square miles of land, 88044 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 451 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,618This ZIP2,618
Households940This ZIP940
Housing units1,374This ZIP1,374
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$64,910This ZIP$64,910New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$234,200This ZIP$234,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$584This ZIP$584New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees217This ZIP217
Annual payroll$9,761,000This ZIP$9,761,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$80,193,000This ZIP$80,193,000

Land area

Land area594.34 sq miThis ZIP594.34 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 88044

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ZIP codes near 88044

ZIPCityDistance
88021 Anthony, NM 17.4 mi
88005 Las Cruces, NM 18.0 mi
88004 Las Cruces, NM 20.6 mi
88008 Santa Teresa, NM 23.1 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 24.6 mi
88027 Chamberino, NM 24.9 mi
88033 Fairacres, NM 25.4 mi
88046 Mesilla, NM 26.6 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 27.7 mi
88048 Mesquite, NM 28.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88044?

88044 is in La Mesa, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9808, -107.1007.

What county is 88044 in?

88044 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88044?

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

What time zone is 88044 in?

88044 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88044?

About 2,618 people live in ZIP code 88044, in 940 households, at 4.4 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 88044?

$64,910 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88044?

The closest are 88021 (17.4 mi), 88005 (18 mi), 88004 (20.6 mi), 88008 (23.1 mi) and 88058 (24.6 mi).

Is 88044 a PO Box ZIP code?

88044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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