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88321

ZIP 88321 is Encino, New Mexico, mostly in Torrance County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Torrance +2 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
373
Coordinates
34.7804, -105.4461
☼ Live from 88321 — Encino, NM

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Where 88321 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 88321
  • 🔢 Type 88321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 88321 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88318 (Corona, NM, 38 mi away) and 88323 (Fort Stanton, NM, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88321 becomes 12388, 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, 1,805 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯514 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88321 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 74.55°E — 1,030 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 935.4 square miles of land, 88321 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 710 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population373This ZIP373
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units157This ZIP157
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$81,153This ZIP$81,153New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$1,079,500This ZIP$1,079,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher83.6%This ZIP83.6%
Population density0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees75This ZIP75
Annual payroll$7,884,000This ZIP$7,884,000

Land area

Land area935.45 sq miThis ZIP935.45 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 88321 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Torrance County 87.9%
Guadalupe County 9.5%
San Miguel County 2.6%

Other place names in 88321

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

ZIP codes near 88321

ZIPCityDistance
87070 Clines Corners, NM 23.6 mi
88353 Vaughn, NM 27.5 mi
87035 Moriarty, NM 28.8 mi
87063 Willard, NM 29.7 mi
87009 Cedarvale, NM 31.8 mi
87560 Ribera, NM 31.9 mi
87016 Estancia, NM 32.4 mi
87032 Mcintosh, NM 34.3 mi
87583 Villanueva, NM 35.1 mi
88435 Santa Rosa, NM 36.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88321?

88321 is in Encino, New Mexico, in Torrance County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7804, -105.4461.

What county is 88321 in?

88321 spans 3 counties: Torrance County, Guadalupe County and San Miguel County. Most of it falls in Torrance County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 88321 in?

88321 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88321?

About 373 people live in ZIP code 88321, in 105 households, at 0.4 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 88321?

$81,153 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88321?

The closest are 87070 (23.6 mi), 88353 (27.5 mi), 87035 (28.8 mi), 87063 (29.7 mi) and 87009 (31.8 mi).

Is 88321 a PO Box ZIP code?

88321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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