88051
ZIP 88051 is Mule Creek, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Grant
- Metro area
- Silver City, NM
- Population
- 360
- Coordinates
- 32.9996, -108.9198
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Where 88051 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.
- 🔢 Type 88051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,051 = 191 × 461. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011111110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88049 (Mimbres, NM, 50 mi away) and 88052 (Organ, NM, 140 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88051 becomes 15088 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Elizabeth, PA, 1,677 miles away.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01588, 01885, 08518, 10588, 15088, 18058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01885 in West Boxford, MA, 2,151 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯743 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88051 and you would come out at 33.00°S, 71.08°E — 1,131 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 337.0 square miles of land, 88051 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 256 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 360This ZIP360 |
|---|---|
| Households | 77This ZIP77 |
| Housing units | 103This ZIP103 |
| Median age | 28.2This ZIP28.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $174,200This ZIP$174,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.9%This ZIP6.9% |
| Mean commute | 40.8 minThis ZIP40.8 min |
| Population density | 1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 337.01 sq miThis ZIP337.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88051
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88025 | Buckhorn, NM | 13.5 mi |
88028 | Cliff, NM | 14.6 mi |
88055 | Redrock, NM | 21.5 mi |
85534 | Duncan, AZ | 23.5 mi |
85540 | Morenci, AZ | 26.7 mi |
88039 | Glenwood, NM | 28.4 mi |
85533 | Clifton, AZ | 33.2 mi |
88038 | Gila, NM | 33.7 mi |
85922 | Blue, AZ | 37.3 mi |
88061 | Silver City, NM | 39.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88051?
88051 is in Mule Creek, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9996, -108.9198.
What county is 88051 in?
88051 lies in Grant County.
What area code is 88051?
Mule Creek uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88051 in?
88051 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88051?
About 360 people live in ZIP code 88051, in 77 households, at 1.1 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 88051?
The closest are 88025 (13.5 mi), 88028 (14.6 mi), 88055 (21.5 mi), 85534 (23.5 mi) and 85540 (26.7 mi).
Is 88051 a PO Box ZIP code?
88051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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