88314
ZIP 88314 is Bent, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Otero
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM
- Population
- 10
- Coordinates
- 33.1103, -105.8672
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Where 88314 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 88314 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,314 = 2 × 3 × 41 × 359. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100011111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88312 (Alto, NM, 26 mi away) and 88316 (Capitan, NM, 54 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88314 becomes 41388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13488 in Westford, NY, 1,807 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯616 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88314 and you would come out at 33.11°S, 74.13°E — 1,140 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
- 📏 At 47.0 square miles of land, 88314 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 74This ZIP74 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.0%This ZIP60.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 47.01 sq miThis ZIP47.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 88314
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88314
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88337 | La Luz, NM | 7.9 mi |
88352 | Tularosa, NM | 8.3 mi |
88340 | Mescalero, NM | 17.0 mi |
88325 | High Rolls Mountain Park, NM | 17.6 mi |
88317 | Cloudcroft, NM | 19.2 mi |
88345 | Ruidoso, NM | 20.2 mi |
88355 | Ruidoso, NM | 20.9 mi |
88330 | Holloman Air Force Base, NM | 21.4 mi |
88349 | Sunspot, NM | 21.6 mi |
88311 | Alamogordo, NM | 21.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88314?
88314 is in Bent, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1103, -105.8672.
What county is 88314 in?
88314 lies in Otero County.
What area code is 88314?
Bent uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88314 in?
88314 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88314?
About 10 people live in ZIP code 88314, in 4 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88314?
The closest are 88337 (7.9 mi), 88352 (8.3 mi), 88340 (17 mi), 88325 (17.6 mi) and 88317 (19.2 mi).
Is 88314 a PO Box ZIP code?
88314 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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