88268
ZIP 88268 is Whites City, New Mexico, in Eddy County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Eddy
- Metro area
- Carlsbad-Artesia, NM
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 32.1763, -104.3793
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Where 88268 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 88268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,268 = 2 × 2 × 22067. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100011001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88267 (Tatum, NM, 96 mi away) and 88301 (Carrizozo, NM, 138 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88268 becomes 86288, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28688, 62888, 68828, 68882). The farthest-flung twin is 28688 in Turnersburg, NC, 1,370 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯620 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88268 and you would come out at 32.18°S, 75.62°E — 1,219 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 0.153 square miles of land, 88268 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 74 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88268
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88268
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88220 | Carlsbad, NM | 9.9 mi |
88221 | Carlsbad, NM | 12.5 mi |
88263 | Malaga, NM | 17.2 mi |
88256 | Loving, NM | 28.7 mi |
88254 | Lakewood, NM | 31.2 mi |
79770 | Orla, TX | 35.2 mi |
88211 | Artesia, NM | 40.0 mi |
88210 | Artesia, NM | 42.3 mi |
79837 | Dell City, TX | 46.2 mi |
88255 | Loco Hills, NM | 49.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88268?
88268 is in Whites City, New Mexico, in Eddy County, part of the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1763, -104.3793.
What county is 88268 in?
88268 lies in Eddy County.
What area code is 88268?
Whites City uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88268 in?
88268 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88268?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 88268. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88268?
The closest are 88220 (9.9 mi), 88221 (12.5 mi), 88263 (17.2 mi), 88256 (28.7 mi) and 88254 (31.2 mi).
Is 88268 a PO Box ZIP code?
88268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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