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Where 88121 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 88121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZIBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,121 = 11 × 8011. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100000111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88120 (Grady, NM, 35 mi away) and 88122 (Kenna, NM, 59 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88121 becomes 12188 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waterford, NY, 1,715 miles away.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12188, 18218, 18812, 18821, 81128, 88112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12188 in Waterford, NY, 1,715 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯463 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88121 and you would come out at 34.68°S, 76.02°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
- 📏 At 194.0 square miles of land, 88121 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 147 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 165This ZIP165 |
|---|---|
| Households | 121This ZIP121 |
| Housing units | 133This ZIP133 |
| Median age | 25.2This ZIP25.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | under $2,500This ZIPunder $2,500New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $187,500This ZIP$187,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.6%This ZIP30.6% |
| Mean commute | 13.0 minThis ZIP13.0 min |
| Population density | 0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 15This ZIP15 |
| Annual payroll | $1,198,000This ZIP$1,198,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 194.03 sq miThis ZIP194.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88121
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88121
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88427 | Mcalister, NM | 14.0 mi |
88433 | Quay, NM | 19.9 mi |
88124 | Melrose, NM | 21.0 mi |
88134 | Taiban, NM | 21.4 mi |
88417 | Cuervo, NM | 23.0 mi |
88401 | Tucumcari, NM | 29.5 mi |
88119 | Fort Sumner, NM | 31.4 mi |
88133 | Saint Vrain, NM | 32.3 mi |
88120 | Grady, NM | 34.8 mi |
88118 | Floyd, NM | 36.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88121?
88121 is in House, New Mexico, in Quay County. Its published point location is 34.6798, -103.9772.
What county is 88121 in?
88121 lies in Quay County.
What area code is 88121?
House uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88121 in?
88121 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88121?
About 165 people live in ZIP code 88121, in 121 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 is the median household income in 88121?
under $2,500 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 88121?
The closest are 88427 (14 mi), 88433 (19.9 mi), 88124 (21 mi), 88134 (21.4 mi) and 88417 (23 mi).
Is 88121 a PO Box ZIP code?
88121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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