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88049

ZIP 88049 is Mimbres, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Grant
Metro area
Silver City, NM
Population
807
Coordinates
33.0514, -108.0547
☼ Live from 88049 — Mimbres, NM

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Where 88049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88049
  • 🔢 Type 88049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,049 = 13 × 13 × 521. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88048 (Mesquite, NM, 103 mi away) and 88051 (Mule Creek, NM, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88049 becomes 94088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunnyvale, CA, 843 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯704 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88049 and you would come out at 33.05°S, 71.95°E — 1,130 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 474.3 square miles of land, 88049 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 360 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population807This ZIP807
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units653This ZIP653
Median age63.1This ZIP63.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,219This ZIP$59,219New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$185,100This ZIP$185,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%This ZIP41.6%
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$573,000This ZIP$573,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$21,719,000This ZIP$21,719,000

Land area

Land area474.30 sq miThis ZIP474.30 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 88049

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ZIP codes near 88049

ZIPCityDistance
88053 Pinos Altos, NM 14.2 mi
88038 Gila, NM 18.3 mi
88022 Arenas Valley, NM 18.8 mi
88041 Hanover, NM 19.4 mi
88036 Fort Bayard, NM 20.5 mi
88026 Santa Clara, NM 21.6 mi
88023 Bayard, NM 22.8 mi
88062 Silver City, NM 22.8 mi
88065 Tyrone, NM 27.4 mi
88043 Hurley, NM 31.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88049?

88049 is in Mimbres, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0514, -108.0547.

What county is 88049 in?

88049 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 88049?

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

What time zone is 88049 in?

88049 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88049?

About 807 people live in ZIP code 88049, in 361 households, at 1.7 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 88049?

$59,219 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88049?

The closest are 88053 (14.2 mi), 88038 (18.3 mi), 88022 (18.8 mi), 88041 (19.4 mi) and 88036 (20.5 mi).

Is 88049 a PO Box ZIP code?

88049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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