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88301

ZIP 88301 is Carrizozo, New Mexico, mostly in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln +1 more
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
1,197
Coordinates
33.7491, -105.8520
☼ Live from 88301 — Carrizozo, NM

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Where 88301 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88301
  • 🔢 Type 88301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 88301 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88268 (Whites City, NM, 138 mi away) and 88310 (Alamogordo, NM, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88301 becomes 10388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03818, 08318, 08831, 13088, 13808, 18038, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03818 in Conway, NH, 1,972 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯581 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88301 and you would come out at 33.75°S, 74.15°E — 1,096 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 869.9 square miles of land, 88301 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 660 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,197This ZIP1,197
Households594This ZIP594
Housing units817This ZIP817
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$43,900This ZIP$43,900New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$89,200This ZIP$89,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$497This ZIP$497New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$1,288,000This ZIP$1,288,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$26,882,000This ZIP$26,882,000

Land area

Land area869.89 sq miThis ZIP869.89 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 88301 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 97.7%
Socorro County 2.3%

Other place names in 88301

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 88301

ZIPCityDistance
88341 Nogal, NM 19.0 mi
87011 Claunch, NM 24.0 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 24.6 mi
88312 Alto, NM 25.0 mi
88316 Capitan, NM 27.7 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 28.7 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 29.3 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 29.3 mi
88338 Lincoln, NM 30.6 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88301?

88301 is in Carrizozo, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7491, -105.8520.

What county is 88301 in?

88301 spans 2 counties: Lincoln County and Socorro County. Most of it falls in Lincoln County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 88301?

Carrizozo uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 88301 in?

88301 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88301?

About 1,197 people live in ZIP code 88301, in 594 households, at 1.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 88301?

$43,900 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88301?

The closest are 88341 (19 mi), 87011 (24 mi), 88323 (24.6 mi), 88312 (25 mi) and 88316 (27.7 mi).

Is 88301 a PO Box ZIP code?

88301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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