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88119

ZIP 88119 is Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in De Baca County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
De Baca
Metro area
none
Population
1,444
Coordinates
34.3593, -104.3687
☼ Live from 88119 — Fort Sumner, NM

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Where 88119 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88119
  • 🔢 Type 88119 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIIBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,119 = 3 × 3 × 9791. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88118 (Floyd, NM, 41 mi away) and 88120 (Grady, NM, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88119 becomes 91188 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pasadena, CA, 786 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18918, 18981, 19188, 89118, 91188, 98118, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19188 in Philadelphia, PA, 1,649 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯494 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88119 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 75.63°E — 1,072 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 1,602.8 square miles of land, 88119 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,217 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,444This ZIP1,444
Households757This ZIP757
Housing units1,197This ZIP1,197
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median home value$253,000This ZIP$253,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$387This ZIP$387New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%This ZIP8.6%
Mean commute11.4 minThis ZIP11.4 min
Population density0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees230This ZIP230
Annual payroll$7,233,000This ZIP$7,233,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$44,728,000This ZIP$44,728,000

Land area

Land area1,602.78 sq miThis ZIP1,602.78 sq mi
Water area10.76 sq miThis ZIP10.76 sq mi

Other place names in 88119

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ZIP codes near 88119

ZIPCityDistance
88134 Taiban, NM 20.1 mi
88136 Yeso, NM 26.7 mi
88121 House, NM 31.4 mi
88417 Cuervo, NM 40.1 mi
88118 Floyd, NM 41.5 mi
88124 Melrose, NM 42.6 mi
88353 Vaughn, NM 43.0 mi
88435 Santa Rosa, NM 44.7 mi
88116 Elida, NM 44.9 mi
88427 Mcalister, NM 45.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88119?

88119 is in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in De Baca County. Its published point location is 34.3593, -104.3687.

What county is 88119 in?

88119 lies in De Baca County.

What area code is 88119?

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

What time zone is 88119 in?

88119 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88119?

About 1,444 people live in ZIP code 88119, in 757 households, at 0.9 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 88119?

The closest are 88134 (20.1 mi), 88136 (26.7 mi), 88121 (31.4 mi), 88417 (40.1 mi) and 88118 (41.5 mi).

Is 88119 a PO Box ZIP code?

88119 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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