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Where 88244 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 88244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,244 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1697. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100010110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88242 (Hobbs, NM, 5 mi away) and 88250 (Hope, NM, 101 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88244 becomes 44288 — and that is a real ZIP code: Windham, OH, 1,350 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24848, 24884, 28448, 44288, 44828, 44882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28448 in Kelly, NC, 1,432 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯552 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88244 and you would come out at 32.76°S, 76.78°E — 1,195 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
- 📏 At 0.054 square miles of land, 88244 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 26 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,105This ZIP1,105 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 37.1This ZIP37.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.7%This ZIP2.7% |
| Population density | 20,463.0 / sq miThis ZIP20,463.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88244
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88244
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88241 | Hobbs, NM | 1.2 mi |
88242 | Hobbs, NM | 5.0 mi |
88265 | Monument, NM | 14.3 mi |
88240 | Hobbs, NM | 14.3 mi |
88260 | Lovington, NM | 18.3 mi |
79323 | Denver City, TX | 22.0 mi |
88231 | Eunice, NM | 23.6 mi |
88262 | Mcdonald, NM | 27.1 mi |
88264 | Maljamar, NM | 29.0 mi |
79360 | Seminole, TX | 29.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88244?
88244 is in Hobbs, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7641, -103.2249.
What county is 88244 in?
88244 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88244?
Hobbs uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88244 in?
88244 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88244?
About 1,105 people live in ZIP code 88244, at 20,463.0 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 88244?
The closest are 88241 (1.2 mi), 88242 (5 mi), 88265 (14.3 mi), 88240 (14.3 mi) and 88260 (18.3 mi).
Is 88244 a PO Box ZIP code?
88244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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