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Where 88424 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 88424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1579. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88422 (Gladstone, NM, 19 mi away) and 88426 (Logan, NM, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88424 becomes 42488, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24848, 24884, 28448, 44288, 44828, 44882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28448 in Kelly, NC, 1,426 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯362 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88424 and you would come out at 36.44°S, 76.34°E — 943 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
- 📏 At 886.3 square miles of land, 88424 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 673 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 89This ZIP89 |
|---|---|
| Households | 38This ZIP38 |
| Housing units | 179This ZIP179 |
| Median age | 58.4This ZIP58.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.2%This ZIP15.2% |
| Mean commute | 13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 886.30 sq miThis ZIP886.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi |
Other place names in 88424
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88424
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88415 | Clayton, NM | 18.6 mi |
88422 | Gladstone, NM | 19.3 mi |
88418 | Des Moines, NM | 21.6 mi |
88414 | Capulin, NM | 30.9 mi |
88419 | Folsom, NM | 32.5 mi |
88436 | Sedan, NM | 34.2 mi |
87743 | Roy, NM | 37.8 mi |
87730 | Mills, NM | 39.0 mi |
88410 | Amistad, NM | 42.3 mi |
79087 | Texline, TX | 42.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88424?
88424 is in Grenville, New Mexico, in Union County. Its published point location is 36.4395, -103.6644.
What county is 88424 in?
88424 lies in Union County.
What area code is 88424?
Grenville uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88424 in?
88424 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88424?
About 89 people live in ZIP code 88424, in 38 households, at 0.1 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 88424?
The closest are 88415 (18.6 mi), 88422 (19.3 mi), 88418 (21.6 mi), 88414 (30.9 mi) and 88419 (32.5 mi).
Is 88424 a PO Box ZIP code?
88424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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