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Where 88262 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 88262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,262 = 2 × 44131. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100011000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88260 (Lovington, NM, 9 mi away) and 88263 (Malaga, NM, 81 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88262 becomes 26288 — and that is a real ZIP code: Webster Springs, WV, 1,340 miles away.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26288, 28628, 28682, 62288, 62828, 62882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26288 in Webster Springs, WV, 1,340 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯535 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88262 and you would come out at 33.13°S, 76.60°E — 1,168 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 58m.
- 📏 At 60.1 square miles of land, 88262 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 20This ZIP20 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7This ZIP7 |
| Housing units | 39This ZIP39 |
| Median age | 27.8This ZIP27.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 60.11 sq miThis ZIP60.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88262
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88260 | Lovington, NM | 9.3 mi |
88267 | Tatum, NM | 11.8 mi |
88213 | Caprock, NM | 22.9 mi |
88114 | Crossroads, NM | 25.0 mi |
88264 | Maljamar, NM | 25.4 mi |
88242 | Hobbs, NM | 25.8 mi |
88244 | Hobbs, NM | 27.1 mi |
88241 | Hobbs, NM | 28.3 mi |
79355 | Plains, TX | 29.6 mi |
88240 | Hobbs, NM | 31.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88262?
88262 is in Mcdonald, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1264, -103.4039.
What county is 88262 in?
88262 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88262?
Mcdonald uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88262 in?
88262 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88262?
About 20 people live in ZIP code 88262, in 7 households, at 0.3 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 88262?
The closest are 88260 (9.3 mi), 88267 (11.8 mi), 88213 (22.9 mi), 88114 (25 mi) and 88264 (25.4 mi).
Is 88262 a PO Box ZIP code?
88262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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