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88340

ZIP 88340 is Mescalero, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
3,590
Coordinates
33.1761, -105.5832
☼ Live from 88340 — Mescalero, NM

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Where 88340 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 88340
  • 🔢 Type 88340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 631. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88339 (Mayhill, NM, 21 mi away) and 88341 (Nogal, NM, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88340 becomes 04388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03848, 03884, 08348, 08834, 38048, 38804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03848 in Kingston, NH, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯602 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88340 and you would come out at 33.18°S, 74.42°E — 1,138 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 718.3 square miles of land, 88340 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 545 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,590This ZIP3,590
Households890This ZIP890
Housing units1,100This ZIP1,100
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$36,927This ZIP$36,927New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$48,600This ZIP$48,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$330This ZIP$330New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees962This ZIP962
Annual payroll$47,231,000This ZIP$47,231,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$55,432,000This ZIP$55,432,000

Land area

Land area718.33 sq miThis ZIP718.33 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 88340

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ZIP codes near 88340

ZIPCityDistance
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 12.1 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 13.2 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 13.8 mi
88314 Bent, NM 17.0 mi
88324 Glencoe, NM 17.3 mi
88312 Alto, NM 18.0 mi
88348 San Patricio, NM 19.5 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 20.7 mi
88339 Mayhill, NM 21.3 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88340?

88340 is in Mescalero, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1761, -105.5832.

What county is 88340 in?

88340 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88340?

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

What time zone is 88340 in?

88340 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88340?

About 3,590 people live in ZIP code 88340, in 890 households, at 5.0 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 88340?

$36,927 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88340?

The closest are 88346 (12.1 mi), 88345 (13.2 mi), 88355 (13.8 mi), 88314 (17 mi) and 88324 (17.3 mi).

Is 88340 a PO Box ZIP code?

88340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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