88343
ZIP 88343 is Picacho, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Lincoln
- Metro area
- Ruidoso, NM
- Population
- 125
- Coordinates
- 33.2351, -105.0678
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Where 88343 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 88343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,343 = 23 × 23 × 167. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100100010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88342 (Orogrande, NM, 84 mi away) and 88344 (Pinon, NM, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88343 becomes 34388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33488, 33848, 33884, 38348, 38483, 38834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33488 in Boca Raton, FL, 1,567 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯580 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88343 and you would come out at 33.24°S, 74.93°E — 1,139 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 284.6 square miles of land, 88343 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 216 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 125This ZIP125 |
|---|---|
| Households | 42This ZIP42 |
| Housing units | 53This ZIP53 |
| Median age | 19.8This ZIP19.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 284.61 sq miThis ZIP284.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88343
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88336 | Hondo, NM | 13.7 mi |
88351 | Tinnie, NM | 16.4 mi |
88348 | San Patricio, NM | 23.0 mi |
88339 | Mayhill, NM | 24.2 mi |
88338 | Lincoln, NM | 27.7 mi |
88346 | Ruidoso Downs, NM | 28.4 mi |
88324 | Glencoe, NM | 29.5 mi |
88340 | Mescalero, NM | 30.1 mi |
88323 | Fort Stanton, NM | 33.5 mi |
88253 | Lake Arthur, NM | 34.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88343?
88343 is in Picacho, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2351, -105.0678.
What county is 88343 in?
88343 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 88343?
Picacho uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88343 in?
88343 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88343?
About 125 people live in ZIP code 88343, in 42 households, at 0.4 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 88343?
The closest are 88336 (13.7 mi), 88351 (16.4 mi), 88348 (23 mi), 88339 (24.2 mi) and 88338 (27.7 mi).
Is 88343 a PO Box ZIP code?
88343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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