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88048

ZIP 88048 is Mesquite, 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
3,247
Coordinates
32.1447, -106.6550
☼ Live from 88048 — Mesquite, NM

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Where 88048 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 88048
  • 🔢 Type 88048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5503. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88047 (Mesilla Park, NM, 6 mi away) and 88049 (Mimbres, NM, 103 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88048 becomes 84088 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Jordan, UT, 654 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08848, 08884, 48088, 48808, 48880, 80488, …). The farthest-flung twin is 08884 in Spotswood, NJ, 1,873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯696 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88048 and you would come out at 32.14°S, 73.34°E — 1,200 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 02m.
  • 📏 At 21.8 square miles of land, 88048 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,247This ZIP3,247
Households1,207This ZIP1,207
Housing units1,317This ZIP1,317
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$43,750This ZIP$43,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$99,700This ZIP$99,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$752This ZIP$752New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density148.8 / sq miThis ZIP148.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees199This ZIP199
Annual payroll$11,200,000This ZIP$11,200,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$58,806,000This ZIP$58,806,000

Land area

Land area21.83 sq miThis ZIP21.83 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 88048

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ZIP codes near 88048

ZIPCityDistance
88072 Vado, NM 2.3 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 4.7 mi
88024 Berino, NM 5.9 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 6.0 mi
88027 Chamberino, NM 7.7 mi
88003 Las Cruces, NM 10.7 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 11.6 mi
88046 Mesilla, NM 11.9 mi
79821 Anthony, TX 12.0 mi
88006 Las Cruces, NM 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88048?

88048 is in Mesquite, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1447, -106.6550.

What county is 88048 in?

88048 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88048?

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

What time zone is 88048 in?

88048 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88048?

About 3,247 people live in ZIP code 88048, in 1,207 households, at 148.8 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 88048?

$43,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88048?

The closest are 88072 (2.3 mi), 88058 (4.7 mi), 88024 (5.9 mi), 88047 (6 mi) and 88027 (7.7 mi).

Is 88048 a PO Box ZIP code?

88048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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