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Where 88427 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 88427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 88427 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88426 (Logan, NM, 54 mi away) and 88430 (Nara Visa, NM, 69 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88427 becomes 72488, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 27884, 28478, 28748, 28784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27884 in Stokes, NC, 1,492 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯450 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88427 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 76.24°E — 1,052 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 49m.
- 📏 At 210.2 square miles of land, 88427 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 160 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 139This ZIP139 |
|---|---|
| Households | 54This ZIP54 |
| Housing units | 62This ZIP62 |
| Median age | 32.7This ZIP32.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,417This ZIP$65,417New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.8%This ZIP29.8% |
| Mean commute | 34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min |
| Population density | 0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 210.20 sq miThis ZIP210.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88427
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88433 | Quay, NM | 9.4 mi |
88121 | House, NM | 14.0 mi |
88124 | Melrose, NM | 18.1 mi |
88401 | Tucumcari, NM | 20.3 mi |
88120 | Grady, NM | 20.9 mi |
88133 | Saint Vrain, NM | 27.1 mi |
88417 | Cuervo, NM | 29.1 mi |
88134 | Taiban, NM | 31.8 mi |
88434 | San Jon, NM | 33.7 mi |
88101 | Clovis, NM | 34.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88427?
88427 is in Mcalister, New Mexico, in Quay County. Its published point location is 34.7818, -103.7642.
What county is 88427 in?
88427 lies in Quay County.
What area code is 88427?
Mcalister uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88427 in?
88427 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88427?
About 139 people live in ZIP code 88427, in 54 households, at 0.7 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 88427?
$65,417 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 88427?
The closest are 88433 (9.4 mi), 88121 (14 mi), 88124 (18.1 mi), 88401 (20.3 mi) and 88120 (20.9 mi).
Is 88427 a PO Box ZIP code?
88427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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