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88338

ZIP 88338 is Lincoln, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
246
Coordinates
33.5372, -105.3847
☼ Live from 88338 — Lincoln, NM

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Where 88338 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88338
  • 🔢 Type 88338 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,338 = 2 × 3 × 14723. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88337 (La Luz, NM, 47 mi away) and 88339 (Mayhill, NM, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88338 becomes 83388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33888, 38388, 38838). The farthest-flung twin is 33888 in Winter Haven, FL, 1,452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯575 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88338 and you would come out at 33.54°S, 74.62°E — 1,115 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 158.4 square miles of land, 88338 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population246This ZIP246
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units134This ZIP134
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,276This ZIP$59,276New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$275,000This ZIP$275,000

Land area

Land area158.39 sq miThis ZIP158.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88338

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

ZIP codes near 88338

ZIPCityDistance
88348 San Patricio, NM 8.5 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 11.0 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 11.4 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 15.6 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 15.9 mi
88316 Capitan, NM 16.2 mi
88312 Alto, NM 16.6 mi
88351 Tinnie, NM 17.1 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 20.4 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 20.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88338?

88338 is in Lincoln, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5372, -105.3847.

What county is 88338 in?

88338 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88338?

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

What time zone is 88338 in?

88338 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88338?

About 246 people live in ZIP code 88338, in 134 households, at 1.6 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 88338?

$59,276 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88338?

The closest are 88348 (8.5 mi), 88323 (11 mi), 88324 (11.4 mi), 88336 (15.6 mi) and 88346 (15.9 mi).

Is 88338 a PO Box ZIP code?

88338 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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