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Where 88355 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 88355 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSEBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,355 = 5 × 41 × 431. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100100100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88354 (Weed, NM, 44 mi away) and 88401 (Tucumcari, NM, 160 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88355 becomes 55388 — and that is a real ZIP code: Watertown, MN, 1,019 miles away.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38558, 38585, 38855, 53588, 55388, 58385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38558 in Crossville, TN, 1,194 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯595 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88355 and you would come out at 33.36°S, 74.33°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 0.217 square miles of land, 88355 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 105 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 293This ZIP293 |
|---|---|
| Households | 145This ZIP145 |
| Housing units | 195This ZIP195 |
| Median age | 36.6This ZIP36.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.0%This ZIP7.0% |
| Mean commute | 7.4 minThis ZIP7.4 min |
| Population density | 1,350.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,350.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 54This ZIP54 |
| Annual payroll | $1,598,000This ZIP$1,598,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 88355
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88355
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88345 | Ruidoso, NM | 0.7 mi |
88312 | Alto, NM | 5.0 mi |
88346 | Ruidoso Downs, NM | 7.5 mi |
88324 | Glencoe, NM | 9.2 mi |
88323 | Fort Stanton, NM | 10.4 mi |
88341 | Nogal, NM | 12.7 mi |
88340 | Mescalero, NM | 13.8 mi |
88348 | San Patricio, NM | 15.8 mi |
88338 | Lincoln, NM | 20.4 mi |
88314 | Bent, NM | 20.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88355?
88355 is in Ruidoso, New Mexico, in Lincoln County, part of the Ruidoso, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3629, -105.6694.
What county is 88355 in?
88355 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 88355?
Ruidoso uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88355 in?
88355 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88355?
About 293 people live in ZIP code 88355, in 145 households, at 1,350.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88355?
The closest are 88345 (0.7 mi), 88312 (5 mi), 88346 (7.5 mi), 88324 (9.2 mi) and 88323 (10.4 mi).
Is 88355 a PO Box ZIP code?
88355 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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