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88352

ZIP 88352 is Tularosa, New Mexico, in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Otero
Metro area
Alamogordo, NM
Population
4,124
Coordinates
33.1659, -105.9939
☼ Live from 88352 — Tularosa, NM

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Where 88352 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 88352
  • 🔢 Type 88352 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 88,352 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 251. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101100100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88351 (Tinnie, NM, 56 mi away) and 88353 (Vaughn, NM, 105 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 88352 becomes 25388, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23885, 28358, 28385, 28538, 28583, 32588, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28583 in Stonewall, NC, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯617 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88352 and you would come out at 33.17°S, 74.01°E — 1,135 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 299.0 square miles of land, 88352 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 227 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,124This ZIP4,124
Households1,404This ZIP1,404
Housing units2,021This ZIP2,021
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$48,693This ZIP$48,693New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$152,100This ZIP$152,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$938This ZIP$938New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density13.8 / sq miThis ZIP13.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$7,649,000This ZIP$7,649,000
Tax returns filed2,080This ZIP2,080
Total adjusted gross income$96,689,000This ZIP$96,689,000

Land area

Land area299.03 sq miThis ZIP299.03 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 88352

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ZIP codes near 88352

ZIPCityDistance
88314 Bent, NM 8.3 mi
88337 La Luz, NM 13.3 mi
88330 Holloman Air Force Base, NM 21.5 mi
88345 Ruidoso, NM 22.7 mi
88341 Nogal, NM 22.9 mi
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM 22.9 mi
88355 Ruidoso, NM 23.2 mi
88340 Mescalero, NM 23.8 mi
88311 Alamogordo, NM 24.4 mi
88317 Cloudcroft, NM 26.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 88352?

88352 is in Tularosa, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1659, -105.9939.

What county is 88352 in?

88352 lies in Otero County.

What area code is 88352?

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

What time zone is 88352 in?

88352 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 88352?

About 4,124 people live in ZIP code 88352, in 1,404 households, at 13.8 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 88352?

$48,693 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 88352?

The closest are 88314 (8.3 mi), 88337 (13.3 mi), 88330 (21.5 mi), 88345 (22.7 mi) and 88341 (22.9 mi).

Is 88352 a PO Box ZIP code?

88352 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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