88053
ZIP 88053 is Pinos Altos, New Mexico, in Grant County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Grant
- Metro area
- Silver City, NM
- Population
- 113
- Coordinates
- 32.8960, -108.2138
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Where 88053 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 88053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,053 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 599. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011111110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88052 (Organ, NM, 99 mi away) and 88054 (Radium Springs, NM, 81 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88053 becomes 35088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03588, 03858, 03885, 05838, 08835, 08853, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03885 in Stratham, NH, 2,129 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯718 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88053 and you would come out at 32.90°S, 71.79°E — 1,140 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
- 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 88053 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 113This ZIP113 |
|---|---|
| Households | 45This ZIP45 |
| Housing units | 45This ZIP45 |
| Median age | 72.7This ZIP72.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $282,500This ZIP$282,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.7%This ZIP48.7% |
| Population density | 7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 34This ZIP34 |
| Annual payroll | $569,000This ZIP$569,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 15.04 sq miThis ZIP15.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88053
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88053
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88022 | Arenas Valley, NM | 6.6 mi |
88026 | Santa Clara, NM | 10.4 mi |
88062 | Silver City, NM | 12.4 mi |
88065 | Tyrone, NM | 13.6 mi |
88023 | Bayard, NM | 14.0 mi |
88049 | Mimbres, NM | 14.2 mi |
88036 | Fort Bayard, NM | 15.3 mi |
88038 | Gila, NM | 18.0 mi |
88041 | Hanover, NM | 20.1 mi |
88043 | Hurley, NM | 21.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88053?
88053 is in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, in Grant County, part of the Silver City, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8960, -108.2138.
What county is 88053 in?
88053 lies in Grant County.
What area code is 88053?
Pinos Altos uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88053 in?
88053 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88053?
About 113 people live in ZIP code 88053, in 45 households, at 7.5 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 88053?
The closest are 88022 (6.6 mi), 88026 (10.4 mi), 88062 (12.4 mi), 88065 (13.6 mi) and 88023 (14 mi).
Is 88053 a PO Box ZIP code?
88053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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