88114
ZIP 88114 is Crossroads, New Mexico, in Lea County; area code 575; Mountain time.
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Where 88114 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 88114 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIIBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,114 = 2 × 13 × 3389. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100000110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88113 (Causey, NM, 29 mi away) and 88115 (Dora, NM, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88114 becomes 41188, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14818, 14881, 18814, 48118, 48811, 81148, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14881 in Slaterville Springs, NY, 1,589 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯513 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88114 and you would come out at 33.49°S, 76.58°E — 1,143 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
- 📏 At 293.7 square miles of land, 88114 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 223 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 23This ZIP23 |
| Median age | 57.5This ZIP57.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.3%This ZIP33.3% |
| Population density | under 0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 293.68 sq miThis ZIP293.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88114
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88267 | Tatum, NM | 13.3 mi |
88213 | Caprock, NM | 14.3 mi |
88125 | Milnesand, NM | 18.6 mi |
88123 | Lingo, NM | 22.3 mi |
88126 | Pep, NM | 22.5 mi |
79314 | Bledsoe, TX | 24.3 mi |
88262 | Mcdonald, NM | 25.0 mi |
88113 | Causey, NM | 28.9 mi |
88115 | Dora, NM | 30.9 mi |
88122 | Kenna, NM | 31.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88114?
88114 is in Crossroads, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4885, -103.4174.
What county is 88114 in?
88114 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88114?
Crossroads uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88114 in?
88114 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88114?
About 12 people live in ZIP code 88114, in 8 households, at under 0.1 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 88114?
The closest are 88267 (13.3 mi), 88213 (14.3 mi), 88125 (18.6 mi), 88123 (22.3 mi) and 88126 (22.5 mi).
Is 88114 a PO Box ZIP code?
88114 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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