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88230

ZIP 88230 is Dexter, New Mexico, in Chaves County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Chaves
Metro area
Roswell, NM
Population
4,336
Coordinates
33.2192, -104.3976
☼ Live from 88230 — Dexter, NM

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Where 88230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88230
  • 🔢 Type 88230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,230 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 173. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100010100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88221 (Carlsbad, NM, 61 mi away) and 88231 (Eunice, NM, 86 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88230 becomes 03288, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02838, 02883, 03882, 08328, 08823, 08832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03882 in Effingham, NH, 1,929 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯559 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88230 and you would come out at 33.22°S, 75.60°E — 1,148 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 285.7 square miles of land, 88230 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 217 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,336This ZIP4,336
Households1,650This ZIP1,650
Housing units1,856This ZIP1,856
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$43,469This ZIP$43,469New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$104,800This ZIP$104,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees460This ZIP460
Annual payroll$23,450,000This ZIP$23,450,000
Tax returns filed1,970This ZIP1,970
Total adjusted gross income$93,176,000This ZIP$93,176,000

Land area

Land area285.70 sq miThis ZIP285.70 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 88230

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 88230

ZIPCityDistance
88202 Roswell, NM 6.2 mi
88232 Hagerman, NM 18.3 mi
88253 Lake Arthur, NM 18.5 mi
88203 Roswell, NM 19.7 mi
88201 Roswell, NM 31.6 mi
88210 Artesia, NM 32.3 mi
88211 Artesia, NM 32.4 mi
88255 Loco Hills, NM 36.4 mi
88343 Picacho, NM 38.8 mi
88254 Lakewood, NM 40.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88230?

88230 is in Dexter, New Mexico, in Chaves County, part of the Roswell, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2192, -104.3976.

What county is 88230 in?

88230 lies in Chaves County.

What area code is 88230?

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

What time zone is 88230 in?

88230 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88230?

About 4,336 people live in ZIP code 88230, in 1,650 households, at 15.2 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 88230?

$43,469 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88230?

The closest are 88202 (6.2 mi), 88232 (18.3 mi), 88253 (18.5 mi), 88203 (19.7 mi) and 88201 (31.6 mi).

Is 88230 a PO Box ZIP code?

88230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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