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88311

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
493
Coordinates
32.8121, -105.9906
☼ Live from 88311 — Alamogordo, NM

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Where 88311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88311
  • 🔢 Type 88311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,311 = 3 × 29437. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88310 (Alamogordo, NM, 6 mi away) and 88312 (Alto, NM, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88311 becomes 11388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18813, 18831, 38118, 38181, 81138, 83118, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18813 in Brooklyn, PA, 1,760 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯636 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88311 and you would come out at 32.81°S, 74.01°E — 1,159 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 2.4 square miles of land, 88311 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population493This ZIP493
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units457This ZIP457
Median age62.5This ZIP62.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$17,188This ZIP$17,188New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher3.7%This ZIP3.7%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density207.0 / sq miThis ZIP207.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$4,515,000This ZIP$4,515,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$38,212,000This ZIP$38,212,000

Land area

Land area2.38 sq miThis ZIP2.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88311

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

ZIP codes near 88311

ZIPCityDistance
88310 Alamogordo, NM 6.1 mi
88330 Holloman Air Force Base, NM 7.2 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 8.5 mi
88349 Sunspot, NM 10.5 mi
88337 La Luz, NM 14.1 mi
88317 Cloudcroft, NM 16.0 mi
88347 Sacramento, NM 18.6 mi
88314 Bent, NM 21.8 mi
88350 Timberon, NM 23.9 mi
88352 Tularosa, NM 24.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88311?

88311 is in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8121, -105.9906.

What county is 88311 in?

88311 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88311?

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

What time zone is 88311 in?

88311 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88311?

About 493 people live in ZIP code 88311, in 300 households, at 207.0 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 88311?

$17,188 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88311?

The closest are 88310 (6.1 mi), 88330 (7.2 mi), 88325 (8.5 mi), 88349 (10.5 mi) and 88337 (14.1 mi).

Is 88311 a PO Box ZIP code?

88311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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