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88312

ZIP 88312 is Alto, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
3,287
Coordinates
33.4319, -105.6440
☼ Live from 88312 — Alto, NM

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Where 88312 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 88312
  • 🔢 Type 88312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19 × 83. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88311 (Alamogordo, NM, 47 mi away) and 88314 (Bent, NM, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88312 becomes 21388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12838, 12883, 18328, 18823, 18832, 21838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12838 in Hartford, NY, 1,861 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯590 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88312 and you would come out at 33.43°S, 74.36°E — 1,120 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 71.2 square miles of land, 88312 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,287This ZIP3,287
Households1,502This ZIP1,502
Housing units3,180This ZIP3,180
Median age59.7This ZIP59.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,345This ZIP$80,345New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$304,100This ZIP$304,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,328This ZIP$1,328New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%This ZIP44.3%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density46.2 / sq miThis ZIP46.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees567This ZIP567
Annual payroll$23,480,000This ZIP$23,480,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$138,304,000This ZIP$138,304,000

Land area

Land area71.17 sq miThis ZIP71.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88312

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ZIP codes near 88312

ZIPCityDistance
88355 Ruidoso, NM 5.0 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 5.7 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 5.9 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 6.8 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 8.3 mi
88341 Nogal, NM 12.0 mi
88348 San Patricio, NM 14.0 mi
88338 Lincoln, NM 16.6 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 18.0 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 22.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88312?

88312 is in Alto, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4319, -105.6440.

What county is 88312 in?

88312 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88312?

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

What time zone is 88312 in?

88312 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88312?

About 3,287 people live in ZIP code 88312, in 1,502 households, at 46.2 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 88312?

$80,345 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88312?

The closest are 88355 (5 mi), 88345 (5.7 mi), 88323 (5.9 mi), 88324 (6.8 mi) and 88346 (8.3 mi).

Is 88312 a PO Box ZIP code?

88312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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