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88348

ZIP 88348 is San Patricio, New Mexico, in Lincoln County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Ruidoso, NM
Population
279
Coordinates
33.4149, -105.4023
☼ Live from 88348 — San Patricio, NM

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Where 88348 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88348
  • 🔢 Type 88348 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,348 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1699. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88347 (Sacramento, NM, 48 mi away) and 88349 (Sunspot, NM, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88348 becomes 84388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38488, 38848, 48838, 48883, 83848). The farthest-flung twin is 48883 in Shepherd, MI, 1,316 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯582 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88348 and you would come out at 33.41°S, 74.60°E — 1,124 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 31.0 square miles of land, 88348 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households147This ZIP147
Housing units186This ZIP186
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,985This ZIP$86,985New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$343,100This ZIP$343,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher51.5%This ZIP51.5%
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$179,000This ZIP$179,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,690,000This ZIP$5,690,000

Land area

Land area31.00 sq miThis ZIP31.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 88348

ZIPCityDistance
88324 Glencoe, NM 7.2 mi
88338 Lincoln, NM 8.5 mi
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 9.2 mi
88336 Hondo, NM 9.3 mi
88323 Fort Stanton, NM 10.6 mi
88312 Alto, NM 14.0 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 15.8 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 16.1 mi
88351 Tinnie, NM 18.0 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88348?

88348 is in San Patricio, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4149, -105.4023.

What county is 88348 in?

88348 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 88348?

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

What time zone is 88348 in?

88348 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88348?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 88348, in 147 households, at 9.0 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 88348?

$86,985 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88348?

The closest are 88324 (7.2 mi), 88338 (8.5 mi), 88346 (9.2 mi), 88336 (9.3 mi) and 88323 (10.6 mi).

Is 88348 a PO Box ZIP code?

88348 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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