88323
ZIP 88323 is Fort Stanton, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Lincoln
- Metro area
- Ruidoso, NM
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 33.4853, -105.5648
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Where 88323 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 88323 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,323 = 3 × 59 × 499. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100100000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88321 (Encino, NM, 90 mi away) and 88324 (Glencoe, NM, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88323 becomes 32388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23838, 23883, 28338, 28383, 33882, 38238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23883 in Surry, VA, 1,638 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯584 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88323 and you would come out at 33.49°S, 74.44°E — 1,117 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 4.7 square miles of land, 88323 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.67 sq miThis ZIP4.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88323
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88324 | Glencoe, NM | 4.9 mi |
88312 | Alto, NM | 5.9 mi |
88346 | Ruidoso Downs, NM | 9.6 mi |
88355 | Ruidoso, NM | 10.4 mi |
88348 | San Patricio, NM | 10.6 mi |
88338 | Lincoln, NM | 11.0 mi |
88345 | Ruidoso, NM | 11.0 mi |
88341 | Nogal, NM | 16.2 mi |
88336 | Hondo, NM | 19.8 mi |
88340 | Mescalero, NM | 21.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88323?
88323 is in Fort Stanton, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4853, -105.5648.
What county is 88323 in?
88323 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 88323?
Fort Stanton uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88323 in?
88323 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88323?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 88323. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88323?
The closest are 88324 (4.9 mi), 88312 (5.9 mi), 88346 (9.6 mi), 88355 (10.4 mi) and 88348 (10.6 mi).
Is 88323 a PO Box ZIP code?
88323 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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