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88316

ZIP 88316 is Capitan, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
2,194
Coordinates
33.7709, -105.3708
☼ Live from 88316 — Capitan, NM

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Where 88316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88316
  • 🔢 Type 88316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,316 = 2 × 2 × 22079. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88314 (Bent, NM, 54 mi away) and 88317 (Cloudcroft, NM, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88316 becomes 61388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16388, 16838, 38168, 38186, 38618, 61883, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16838 in Grampian, PA, 1,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯562 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88316 and you would come out at 33.77°S, 74.63°E — 1,100 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 909.6 square miles of land, 88316 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 691 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,194This ZIP2,194
Households1,171This ZIP1,171
Housing units1,460This ZIP1,460
Median age59.1This ZIP59.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,080This ZIP$54,080New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$123,600This ZIP$123,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$946This ZIP$946New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density2.4 / sq miThis ZIP2.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees189This ZIP189
Annual payroll$7,078,000This ZIP$7,078,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$49,214,000This ZIP$49,214,000

Land area

Land area909.64 sq miThis ZIP909.64 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 88316

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ZIP codes near 88316

ZIPCityDistance
88338 Lincoln, NM 16.2 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 22.7 mi
88348 San Patricio, NM 24.7 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 25.7 mi
88351 Tinnie, NM 26.0 mi
88301 Carrizozo, NM 27.7 mi
88312 Alto, NM 28.2 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 30.8 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 30.9 mi
88318 Corona, NM 32.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88316?

88316 is in Capitan, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7709, -105.3708.

What county is 88316 in?

88316 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88316?

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

What time zone is 88316 in?

88316 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88316?

About 2,194 people live in ZIP code 88316, in 1,171 households, at 2.4 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 88316?

$54,080 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88316?

The closest are 88338 (16.2 mi), 88323 (22.7 mi), 88348 (24.7 mi), 88324 (25.7 mi) and 88351 (26 mi).

Is 88316 a PO Box ZIP code?

88316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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