88421
ZIP 88421 is Garita, New Mexico, in San Miguel County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- San Miguel
- Metro area
- Las Vegas, NM
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.3269, -104.4973
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Where 88421 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 88421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,421 = 29 × 3049. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88419 (Folsom, NM, 121 mi away) and 88422 (Gladstone, NM, 76 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88421 becomes 12488, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12848, 12884, 14882, 18248, 18428, 18824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12848 in Middle Falls, NY, 1,731 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯449 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88421 and you would come out at 35.33°S, 75.50°E — 1,005 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 223.2 square miles of land, 88421 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 169 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 | 223.21 sq miThis ZIP223.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88421
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88431 | Newkirk, NM | 12.0 mi |
88439 | Trementina, NM | 13.3 mi |
88416 | Conchas Dam, NM | 19.3 mi |
87701 | Las Vegas, NM | 28.7 mi |
87724 | La Loma, NM | 29.5 mi |
88417 | Cuervo, NM | 30.9 mi |
87746 | Solano, NM | 31.4 mi |
88435 | Santa Rosa, NM | 35.7 mi |
87711 | Anton Chico, NM | 36.7 mi |
87750 | Valmora, NM | 42.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88421?
88421 is in Garita, New Mexico, in San Miguel County, part of the Las Vegas, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3269, -104.4973.
What county is 88421 in?
88421 lies in San Miguel County.
What area code is 88421?
Garita uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88421 in?
88421 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88421?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 88421. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 88421?
The closest are 88431 (12 mi), 88439 (13.3 mi), 88416 (19.3 mi), 87701 (28.7 mi) and 87724 (29.5 mi).
Is 88421 a PO Box ZIP code?
88421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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