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Where 88252 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 88252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,252 = 2 × 2 × 22063. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100010111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88250 (Hope, NM, 99 mi away) and 88253 (Lake Arthur, NM, 89 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88252 becomes 25288, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25882, 28258, 28285, 28528, 28582, 58228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28528 in Gloucester, NC, 1,553 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯594 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88252 and you would come out at 32.16°S, 76.62°E — 1,233 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 854.8 square miles of land, 88252 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 649 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,364This ZIP2,364 |
|---|---|
| Households | 859This ZIP859 |
| Housing units | 1,037This ZIP1,037 |
| Median age | 39.6This ZIP39.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $97,600This ZIP$97,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,318This ZIP$1,318New Mexico$1,067US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.0%This ZIP19.0% |
| Mean commute | 18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min |
| Population density | 2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 57This ZIP57 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 773This ZIP773 |
| Annual payroll | $62,873,000This ZIP$62,873,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 870This ZIP870 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $55,767,000This ZIP$55,767,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 854.77 sq miThis ZIP854.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 88252
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88252
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88231 | Eunice, NM | 19.8 mi |
79754 | Mentone, TX | 24.0 mi |
79789 | Wink, TX | 27.0 mi |
79745 | Kermit, TX | 29.2 mi |
88265 | Monument, NM | 29.7 mi |
88256 | Loving, NM | 30.0 mi |
88240 | Hobbs, NM | 36.1 mi |
79770 | Orla, TX | 37.6 mi |
88241 | Hobbs, NM | 42.0 mi |
88263 | Malaga, NM | 42.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88252?
88252 is in Jal, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1552, -103.3780.
What county is 88252 in?
88252 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88252?
Jal uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88252 in?
88252 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88252?
About 2,364 people live in ZIP code 88252, in 859 households, at 2.8 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 88252?
The closest are 88231 (19.8 mi), 79754 (24 mi), 79789 (27 mi), 79745 (29.2 mi) and 88265 (29.7 mi).
Is 88252 a PO Box ZIP code?
88252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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