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88046

ZIP 88046 is Mesilla, 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
656
Coordinates
32.2678, -106.7968
☼ Live from 88046 — Mesilla, NM

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Where 88046 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 88046
  • 🔢 Type 88046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,046 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 331. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88045 (Lordsburg, NM, 111 mi away) and 88047 (Mesilla Park, NM, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88046 becomes 64088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sibley, MO, 852 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08648, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06488 in Southbury, CT, 1,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯695 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88046 and you would come out at 32.27°S, 73.20°E — 1,190 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.619 square miles of land, 88046 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 300 football fields.
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People and housing

Population656This ZIP656
Households282This ZIP282
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median home value$264,300This ZIP$264,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher55.0%This ZIP55.0%
Mean commute13.2 minThis ZIP13.2 min
Population density1,059.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,059.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees471This ZIP471
Annual payroll$12,972,000This ZIP$12,972,000

Land area

Land area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88046

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

ZIP codes near 88046

ZIPCityDistance
88006 Las Cruces, NM 2.7 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 3.0 mi
88003 Las Cruces, NM 3.1 mi
88033 Fairacres, NM 5.4 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 6.0 mi
88032 Dona Ana, NM 8.5 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 8.6 mi
88004 Las Cruces, NM 9.0 mi
88005 Las Cruces, NM 11.6 mi
88048 Mesquite, NM 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88046?

88046 is in Mesilla, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2678, -106.7968.

What county is 88046 in?

88046 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88046?

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

What time zone is 88046 in?

88046 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88046?

About 656 people live in ZIP code 88046, in 282 households, at 1,059.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 88046?

The closest are 88006 (2.7 mi), 88001 (3 mi), 88003 (3.1 mi), 88033 (5.4 mi) and 88047 (6 mi).

Is 88046 a PO Box ZIP code?

88046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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