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88317

ZIP 88317 is Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
2,077
Coordinates
32.8606, -105.7213
☼ Live from 88317 — Cloudcroft, NM

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Where 88317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88317
  • 🔢 Type 88317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,317 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3271. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88316 (Capitan, NM, 66 mi away) and 88318 (Corona, NM, 95 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88317 becomes 71388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13788, 17883, 18837, 31788, 37188, 37818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13788 in Hobart, NY, 1,809 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯624 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88317 and you would come out at 32.86°S, 74.28°E — 1,158 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 272.6 square miles of land, 88317 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 207 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,077This ZIP2,077
Households946This ZIP946
Housing units3,150This ZIP3,150
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$136,250This ZIP$136,250New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$214,300This ZIP$214,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$776This ZIP$776New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute72.1 minThis ZIP72.1 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees440This ZIP440
Annual payroll$16,119,000This ZIP$16,119,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$65,474,000This ZIP$65,474,000

Land area

Land area272.59 sq miThis ZIP272.59 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 88317

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ZIP codes near 88317

ZIPCityDistance
88349 Sunspot, NM 6.6 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 7.7 mi
88347 Sacramento, NM 7.7 mi
88337 La Luz, NM 13.3 mi
88354 Weed, NM 15.6 mi
88311 Alamogordo, NM 16.0 mi
88350 Timberon, NM 17.5 mi
88314 Bent, NM 19.2 mi
88310 Alamogordo, NM 20.5 mi
88330 Holloman Air Force Base, NM 21.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88317?

88317 is in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8606, -105.7213.

What county is 88317 in?

88317 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88317?

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

What time zone is 88317 in?

88317 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88317?

About 2,077 people live in ZIP code 88317, in 946 households, at 7.6 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 88317?

$136,250 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88317?

The closest are 88349 (6.6 mi), 88325 (7.7 mi), 88347 (7.7 mi), 88337 (13.3 mi) and 88354 (15.6 mi).

Is 88317 a PO Box ZIP code?

88317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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