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88337

ZIP 88337 is La Luz, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
1,859
Coordinates
32.9964, -105.8845
☼ Live from 88337 — La Luz, NM

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Where 88337 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88337
  • 🔢 Type 88337 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 88337 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88336 (Hondo, NM, 42 mi away) and 88338 (Lincoln, NM, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88337 becomes 73388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37388, 38378, 38387, 38738, 38873, 73838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83837 in Kellogg, ID, 1,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯622 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88337 and you would come out at 33.00°S, 74.12°E — 1,147 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 40.5 square miles of land, 88337 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,859This ZIP1,859
Households907This ZIP907
Housing units1,166This ZIP1,166
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,597This ZIP$60,597New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$790This ZIP$790New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density46.0 / sq miThis ZIP46.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$2,783,000This ZIP$2,783,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$69,011,000This ZIP$69,011,000

Land area

Land area40.45 sq miThis ZIP40.45 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 88337

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ZIP codes near 88337

ZIPCityDistance
88314 Bent, NM 7.9 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 9.9 mi
88352 Tularosa, NM 13.3 mi
88317 Cloudcroft, NM 13.3 mi
88311 Alamogordo, NM 14.1 mi
88349 Sunspot, NM 14.2 mi
88330 Holloman Air Force Base, NM 15.2 mi
88310 Alamogordo, NM 20.2 mi
88347 Sacramento, NM 20.6 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88337?

88337 is in La Luz, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9964, -105.8845.

What county is 88337 in?

88337 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88337?

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

What time zone is 88337 in?

88337 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88337?

About 1,859 people live in ZIP code 88337, in 907 households, at 46.0 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 88337?

$60,597 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88337?

The closest are 88314 (7.9 mi), 88325 (9.9 mi), 88352 (13.3 mi), 88317 (13.3 mi) and 88311 (14.1 mi).

Is 88337 a PO Box ZIP code?

88337 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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