88342
ZIP 88342 is Orogrande, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Otero
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM
- Population
- 9
- Coordinates
- 32.3893, -106.1085
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Where 88342 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 88342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,342 = 2 × 44171. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100100010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88341 (Nogal, NM, 76 mi away) and 88343 (Picacho, NM, 84 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88342 becomes 24388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23488, 23884, 28348, 28384, 28438, 34288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23488 in Withams, VA, 1,757 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯663 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88342 and you would come out at 32.39°S, 73.89°E — 1,187 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
- 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 88342 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 20This ZIP20 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 102This ZIP102 |
| Annual payroll | $7,725,000This ZIP$7,725,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 6.34 sq miThis ZIP6.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88342
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88342
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88081 | Chaparral, NM | 16.0 mi |
88002 | White Sands Missile Range, NM | 20.3 mi |
88310 | Alamogordo, NM | 24.2 mi |
88011 | Las Cruces, NM | 27.3 mi |
88052 | Organ, NM | 29.1 mi |
88311 | Alamogordo, NM | 30.0 mi |
88350 | Timberon, NM | 30.8 mi |
88330 | Holloman Air Force Base, NM | 33.0 mi |
88349 | Sunspot, NM | 33.4 mi |
88072 | Vado, NM | 34.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88342?
88342 is in Orogrande, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3893, -106.1085.
What county is 88342 in?
88342 lies in Otero County.
What area code is 88342?
Orogrande uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88342 in?
88342 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88342?
About 9 people live in ZIP code 88342, in 4 households, at 1.4 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 88342?
The closest are 88081 (16 mi), 88002 (20.3 mi), 88310 (24.2 mi), 88011 (27.3 mi) and 88052 (29.1 mi).
Is 88342 a PO Box ZIP code?
88342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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