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Where 88264 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 88264 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,264 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100011001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88263 (Malaga, NM, 57 mi away) and 88265 (Monument, NM, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88264 becomes 46288 — and that is a real ZIP code: Indianapolis, IN, 1,089 miles away.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28468, 28684, 46288, 48268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28468 in Sunset Beach, NC, 1,452 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 85% 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 88264 and you would come out at 32.86°S, 76.29°E — 1,181 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 166.1 square miles of land, 88264 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9This ZIP9 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19This ZIP19 |
| Annual payroll | $2,019,000This ZIP$2,019,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 166.13 sq miThis ZIP166.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88264
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88255 | Loco Hills, NM | 17.2 mi |
88240 | Hobbs, NM | 20.1 mi |
88260 | Lovington, NM | 21.0 mi |
88262 | Mcdonald, NM | 25.4 mi |
88265 | Monument, NM | 28.6 mi |
88232 | Hagerman, NM | 28.6 mi |
88244 | Hobbs, NM | 29.0 mi |
88241 | Hobbs, NM | 29.7 mi |
88210 | Artesia, NM | 30.5 mi |
88242 | Hobbs, NM | 32.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88264?
88264 is in Maljamar, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8630, -103.7099.
What county is 88264 in?
88264 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88264?
Maljamar uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88264 in?
88264 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88264?
About 9 people live in ZIP code 88264, in 9 households, at 0.1 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 88264?
The closest are 88255 (17.2 mi), 88240 (20.1 mi), 88260 (21 mi), 88262 (25.4 mi) and 88265 (28.6 mi).
Is 88264 a PO Box ZIP code?
88264 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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