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88336

ZIP 88336 is Hondo, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
421
Coordinates
33.3310, -105.2759
☼ Live from 88336 — Hondo, NM

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Where 88336 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88336
  • 🔢 Type 88336 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,336 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5521. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88330 (Holloman Air Force Base, NM, 57 mi away) and 88337 (La Luz, NM, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88336 becomes 63388 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williamsburg, MO, 845 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33688, 33868, 38368, 38638, 38683, 38863, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33868 in Polk City, FL, 1,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯582 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88336 and you would come out at 33.33°S, 74.72°E — 1,131 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 57m.
  • 📏 At 137.7 square miles of land, 88336 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population421This ZIP421
Households242This ZIP242
Housing units277This ZIP277
Median age63.8This ZIP63.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median home value$290,000This ZIP$290,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%This ZIP5.4%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$849,000This ZIP$849,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,077,000This ZIP$5,077,000

Land area

Land area137.65 sq miThis ZIP137.65 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 88336

ZIPCityDistance
88348 San Patricio, NM 9.3 mi
88343 Picacho, NM 13.7 mi
88351 Tinnie, NM 14.1 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 15.3 mi
88338 Lincoln, NM 15.6 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 15.8 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 19.8 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 20.7 mi
88312 Alto, NM 22.3 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 22.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88336?

88336 is in Hondo, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3310, -105.2759.

What county is 88336 in?

88336 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88336?

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

What time zone is 88336 in?

88336 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88336?

About 421 people live in ZIP code 88336, in 242 households, at 3.1 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 88336?

The closest are 88348 (9.3 mi), 88343 (13.7 mi), 88351 (14.1 mi), 88346 (15.3 mi) and 88338 (15.6 mi).

Is 88336 a PO Box ZIP code?

88336 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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