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88346

ZIP 88346 is Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
3,191
Coordinates
33.3481, -105.5407
☼ Live from 88346 — Ruidoso Downs, NM

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Where 88346 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88346
  • 🔢 Type 88346 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,346 = 2 × 163 × 271. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88345 (Ruidoso, NM, 8 mi away) and 88347 (Sacramento, NM, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88346 becomes 64388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34688 in Tarpon Springs, FL, 1,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯591 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88346 and you would come out at 33.35°S, 74.46°E — 1,127 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 52.2 square miles of land, 88346 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,191This ZIP3,191
Households1,443This ZIP1,443
Housing units1,865This ZIP1,865
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$33,594This ZIP$33,594New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$159,700This ZIP$159,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$953This ZIP$953New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density61.2 / sq miThis ZIP61.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees816This ZIP816
Annual payroll$32,271,000This ZIP$32,271,000
Tax returns filed1,390This ZIP1,390
Total adjusted gross income$53,633,000This ZIP$53,633,000

Land area

Land area52.18 sq miThis ZIP52.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 88346

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ZIP codes near 88346

ZIPCityDistance
88324 Glencoe, NM 5.2 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 7.5 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 7.5 mi
88312 Alto, NM 8.3 mi
88348 San Patricio, NM 9.2 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 9.6 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 12.1 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 15.3 mi
88338 Lincoln, NM 15.9 mi
88341 Nogal, NM 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88346?

88346 is in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3481, -105.5407.

What county is 88346 in?

88346 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88346?

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

What time zone is 88346 in?

88346 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88346?

About 3,191 people live in ZIP code 88346, in 1,443 households, at 61.2 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 88346?

$33,594 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88346?

The closest are 88324 (5.2 mi), 88355 (7.5 mi), 88345 (7.5 mi), 88312 (8.3 mi) and 88348 (9.2 mi).

Is 88346 a PO Box ZIP code?

88346 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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