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Where 88417 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 88417 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,417 = 7 × 17 × 743. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88416 (Conchas Dam, NM, 38 mi away) and 88418 (Des Moines, NM, 130 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88417 becomes 71488, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14878, 14887, 17884, 18847, 47881, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18847 in Susquehanna, PA, 1,616 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯459 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88417 and you would come out at 34.93°S, 75.76°E — 1,035 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 453.4 square miles of land, 88417 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 344 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 116This ZIP116 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 39This ZIP39 |
| Median age | 40.9This ZIP40.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.3%This ZIP2.3% |
| Population density | 0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 453.39 sq miThis ZIP453.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Counties 88417 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe County | 81.5% |
| Quay County | 18.6% |
Other place names in 88417
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88417
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88431 | Newkirk, NM | 20.1 mi |
88121 | House, NM | 23.0 mi |
88433 | Quay, NM | 26.4 mi |
88401 | Tucumcari, NM | 28.1 mi |
88427 | Mcalister, NM | 29.1 mi |
88421 | Garita, NM | 30.9 mi |
88435 | Santa Rosa, NM | 33.0 mi |
88416 | Conchas Dam, NM | 37.8 mi |
88439 | Trementina, NM | 39.6 mi |
88119 | Fort Sumner, NM | 40.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88417?
88417 is in Cuervo, New Mexico, in Guadalupe County. Its published point location is 34.9310, -104.2445.
What county is 88417 in?
88417 spans 2 counties: Guadalupe County and Quay County. Most of it falls in Guadalupe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What time zone is 88417 in?
88417 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88417?
About 116 people live in ZIP code 88417, in 28 households, at 0.3 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 88417?
The closest are 88431 (20.1 mi), 88121 (23 mi), 88433 (26.4 mi), 88401 (28.1 mi) and 88427 (29.1 mi).
Is 88417 a PO Box ZIP code?
88417 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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