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Where 88265 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 88265 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,265 = 5 × 127 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100011001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88264 (Maljamar, NM, 29 mi away) and 88267 (Tatum, NM, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88265 becomes 56288 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spicer, MN, 983 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25688, 25868, 26588, 28586, 28658, 28685, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28586 in Vanceboro, NC, 1,507 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯566 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88265 and you would come out at 32.58°S, 76.65°E — 1,205 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
- 📏 At 75.3 square miles of land, 88265 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 432This ZIP432 |
|---|---|
| Households | 116This ZIP116 |
| Housing units | 116This ZIP116 |
| Median age | 26.1This ZIP26.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $261,400This ZIP$261,400New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 38This ZIP38 |
| Annual payroll | $5,091,000This ZIP$5,091,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 110This ZIP110 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $6,407,000This ZIP$6,407,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 75.27 sq miThis ZIP75.27 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88265
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88265
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88240 | Hobbs, NM | 8.6 mi |
88231 | Eunice, NM | 12.1 mi |
88241 | Hobbs, NM | 13.6 mi |
88244 | Hobbs, NM | 14.3 mi |
88242 | Hobbs, NM | 19.1 mi |
88260 | Lovington, NM | 28.3 mi |
88264 | Maljamar, NM | 28.6 mi |
88252 | Jal, NM | 29.7 mi |
79323 | Denver City, TX | 35.2 mi |
79360 | Seminole, TX | 36.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88265?
88265 is in Monument, New Mexico, in Lea County, part of the Hobbs, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5842, -103.3464.
What county is 88265 in?
88265 lies in Lea County.
What area code is 88265?
Monument uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88265 in?
88265 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88265?
About 432 people live in ZIP code 88265, in 116 households, at 5.7 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 88265?
The closest are 88240 (8.6 mi), 88231 (12.1 mi), 88241 (13.6 mi), 88244 (14.3 mi) and 88242 (19.1 mi).
Is 88265 a PO Box ZIP code?
88265 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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