88349
ZIP 88349 is Sunspot, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Otero
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 32.8015, -105.8097
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Where 88349 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 88349 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,349 = 17 × 5197. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100100011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88348 (San Patricio, NM, 49 mi away) and 88350 (Timberon, NM, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88349 becomes 94388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34988, 38849, 38948, 43988, 48893, 49838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34988 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 1,554 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯630 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88349 and you would come out at 32.80°S, 74.19°E — 1,161 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
- 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 88349 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.05 sq miThis ZIP15.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88349
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88325 | High Rolls Mountain Park, NM | 4.5 mi |
88317 | Cloudcroft, NM | 6.6 mi |
88347 | Sacramento, NM | 8.3 mi |
88311 | Alamogordo, NM | 10.5 mi |
88337 | La Luz, NM | 14.2 mi |
88310 | Alamogordo, NM | 14.2 mi |
88350 | Timberon, NM | 15.8 mi |
88330 | Holloman Air Force Base, NM | 17.3 mi |
88354 | Weed, NM | 18.8 mi |
88314 | Bent, NM | 21.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88349?
88349 is in Sunspot, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8015, -105.8097.
What county is 88349 in?
88349 lies in Otero County.
What area code is 88349?
Sunspot uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88349 in?
88349 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88349?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 88349. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88349?
The closest are 88325 (4.5 mi), 88317 (6.6 mi), 88347 (8.3 mi), 88311 (10.5 mi) and 88337 (14.2 mi).
Is 88349 a PO Box ZIP code?
88349 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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