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88310

ZIP 88310 is in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time. Alamogordo has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 88311.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
36,983
Coordinates
32.7352, -106.0404
☼ Live from 88310 — Alamogordo, NM

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Where 88310 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 88310
  • 🔢 Type 88310 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,310 = 2 × 5 × 8831. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88301 (Carrizozo, NM, 71 mi away) and 88311 (Alamogordo, NM, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88310 becomes 01388, 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, 2,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯642 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88310 and you would come out at 32.74°S, 73.96°E — 1,164 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: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 618.9 square miles of land, 88310 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 470 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,983This ZIP36,983
Households15,353This ZIP15,353
Housing units18,289This ZIP18,289
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,214This ZIP$57,214New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$173,000This ZIP$173,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density59.8 / sq miThis ZIP59.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments712This ZIP712
Employees9,851This ZIP9,851
Annual payroll$382,609,000This ZIP$382,609,000
Tax returns filed16,000This ZIP16,000
Total adjusted gross income$864,149,000This ZIP$864,149,000

Land area

Land area618.93 sq miThis ZIP618.93 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Other place names in 88310

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

ZIP codes near 88310

ZIPCityDistance
88311 Alamogordo, NM 6.1 mi
88330 Holloman Air Force Base, NM 9.7 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 13.7 mi
88349 Sunspot, NM 14.2 mi
88337 La Luz, NM 20.2 mi
88317 Cloudcroft, NM 20.5 mi
88347 Sacramento, NM 21.1 mi
88350 Timberon, NM 24.0 mi
88342 Orogrande, NM 24.2 mi
88314 Bent, NM 27.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88310?

88310 is in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7352, -106.0404.

What county is 88310 in?

88310 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88310?

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

What time zone is 88310 in?

88310 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88310?

About 36,983 people live in ZIP code 88310, in 15,353 households, at 59.8 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 88310?

$57,214 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88310?

The closest are 88311 (6.1 mi), 88330 (9.7 mi), 88325 (13.7 mi), 88349 (14.2 mi) and 88337 (20.2 mi).

Is 88310 a PO Box ZIP code?

88310 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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