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88072

ZIP 88072 is Vado, 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
2,608
Coordinates
32.1381, -106.6161
☼ Live from 88072 — Vado, NM

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Where 88072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88072
  • 🔢 Type 88072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 101 × 109. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88065 (Tyrone, NM, 106 mi away) and 88081 (Chaparral, NM, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88072 becomes 27088, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02878, 02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 08872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02878 in Tiverton, RI, 2,048 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% 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 88072 and you would come out at 32.14°S, 73.38°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 26.1 square miles of land, 88072 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,608This ZIP2,608
Households782This ZIP782
Housing units812This ZIP812
Median age27.8This ZIP27.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$99,600This ZIP$99,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$764This ZIP$764New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density100.1 / sq miThis ZIP100.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees118This ZIP118
Annual payroll$4,727,000This ZIP$4,727,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$17,617,000This ZIP$17,617,000

Land area

Land area26.06 sq miThis ZIP26.06 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 88072

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ZIP codes near 88072

ZIPCityDistance
88048 Mesquite, NM 2.3 mi
88024 Berino, NM 5.0 mi
88058 San Miguel, NM 7.1 mi
88047 Mesilla Park, NM 7.9 mi
88027 Chamberino, NM 8.0 mi
79821 Anthony, TX 11.2 mi
88003 Las Cruces, NM 12.3 mi
88001 Las Cruces, NM 13.2 mi
88046 Mesilla, NM 13.9 mi
79835 Canutillo, TX 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88072?

88072 is in Vado, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1381, -106.6161.

What county is 88072 in?

88072 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 88072?

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

What time zone is 88072 in?

88072 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88072?

About 2,608 people live in ZIP code 88072, in 782 households, at 100.1 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 88072?

$53,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88072?

The closest are 88048 (2.3 mi), 88024 (5 mi), 88058 (7.1 mi), 88047 (7.9 mi) and 88027 (8 mi).

Is 88072 a PO Box ZIP code?

88072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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