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88344

ZIP 88344 is Pinon, New Mexico, mostly in Otero County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero +1 more
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
44
Coordinates
32.5089, -105.2178
☼ Live from 88344 — Pinon, NM

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Where 88344 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 88344
  • 🔢 Type 88344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 409. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88343 (Picacho, NM, 51 mi away) and 88345 (Ruidoso, NM, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88344 becomes 44388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34488, 38844, 44838, 44883, 48348, 48438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34488 in Silver Springs, FL, 1,396 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯626 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88344 and you would come out at 32.51°S, 74.78°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 1,111.8 square miles of land, 88344 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 844 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44This ZIP44
Households29This ZIP29
Housing units29This ZIP29
Median age72.0This ZIP72.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$113,375This ZIP$113,375New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population densityunder 0.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1,111.84 sq miThis ZIP1,111.84 sq mi
Water area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi

Counties 88344 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Otero County 69.8%
Chaves County 30.2%

Other place names in 88344

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

ZIP codes near 88344

ZIPCityDistance
88250 Hope, NM 20.3 mi
88354 Weed, NM 22.6 mi
88350 Timberon, NM 26.4 mi
79837 Dell City, TX 28.8 mi
88339 Mayhill, NM 31.6 mi
88347 Sacramento, NM 31.7 mi
88317 Cloudcroft, NM 38.0 mi
88349 Sunspot, NM 39.9 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 44.0 mi
88254 Lakewood, NM 48.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88344?

88344 is in Pinon, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5089, -105.2178.

What county is 88344 in?

88344 spans 2 counties: Otero County and Chaves County. Most of it falls in Otero County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 88344 in?

88344 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88344?

About 44 people live in ZIP code 88344, in 29 households, at under 0.1 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 88344?

$113,375 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88344?

The closest are 88250 (20.3 mi), 88354 (22.6 mi), 88350 (26.4 mi), 79837 (28.8 mi) and 88339 (31.6 mi).

Is 88344 a PO Box ZIP code?

88344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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