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Where 88422 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 88422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,422 = 2 × 3 × 14737. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88421 (Garita, NM, 76 mi away) and 88424 (Grenville, NM, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88422 becomes 22488 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kinsale, VA, 1,507 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22488, 22848, 24828, 24882, 28284, 28428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22488 in Kinsale, VA, 1,507 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯380 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88422 and you would come out at 36.35°S, 76.01°E — 944 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 202.2 square miles of land, 88422 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 117This ZIP117 |
|---|---|
| Households | 32This ZIP32 |
| Housing units | 32This ZIP32 |
| Median age | 76.3This ZIP76.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,346This ZIP$61,346New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $116,300This ZIP$116,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.2%This ZIP16.2% |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 202.19 sq miThis ZIP202.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
Counties 88422 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Union County | 64.5% |
| Colfax County | 35.5% |
ZIP codes near 88422
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88424 | Grenville, NM | 19.3 mi |
87730 | Mills, NM | 21.1 mi |
87747 | Springer, NM | 24.8 mi |
87743 | Roy, NM | 25.7 mi |
88414 | Capulin, NM | 30.1 mi |
88418 | Des Moines, NM | 34.1 mi |
87740 | Raton, NM | 35.7 mi |
88415 | Clayton, NM | 36.1 mi |
87728 | Maxwell, NM | 38.0 mi |
87733 | Mosquero, NM | 41.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88422?
88422 is in Gladstone, New Mexico, in Union County. Its published point location is 36.3453, -103.9915.
What county is 88422 in?
88422 spans 2 counties: Union County and Colfax County. Most of it falls in Union 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 88422 in?
88422 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88422?
About 117 people live in ZIP code 88422, in 32 households, at 0.6 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 88422?
$61,346 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 88422?
The closest are 88424 (19.3 mi), 87730 (21.1 mi), 87747 (24.8 mi), 87743 (25.7 mi) and 88414 (30.1 mi).
Is 88422 a PO Box ZIP code?
88422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “88422 ZIP Code — Gladstone, New Mexico (Union County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/88422
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