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Where 88436 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 88436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,436 = 2 × 2 × 22109. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100101110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88435 (Santa Rosa, NM, 128 mi away) and 88439 (Trementina, NM, 82 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88436 becomes 63488, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34688 in Tarpon Springs, FL, 1,316 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯356 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88436 and you would come out at 36.16°S, 76.84°E — 970 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 138.2 square miles of land, 88436 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14This ZIP14 |
| Housing units | 50This ZIP50 |
| Median age | 63.6This ZIP63.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.0%This ZIP36.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 138.16 sq miThis ZIP138.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 88436
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88415 | Clayton, NM | 17.4 mi |
79087 | Texline, TX | 17.5 mi |
88410 | Amistad, NM | 20.2 mi |
79022 | Dalhart, TX | 31.1 mi |
88430 | Nara Visa, NM | 33.9 mi |
88424 | Grenville, NM | 34.2 mi |
73937 | Felt, OK | 35.9 mi |
88426 | Logan, NM | 47.1 mi |
87733 | Mosquero, NM | 48.0 mi |
88422 | Gladstone, NM | 48.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88436?
88436 is in Sedan, New Mexico, in Union County. Its published point location is 36.1586, -103.1588.
What county is 88436 in?
88436 lies in Union County.
What area code is 88436?
Sedan uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88436 in?
88436 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88436?
About 25 people live in ZIP code 88436, in 14 households, at 0.2 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 88436?
The closest are 88415 (17.4 mi), 79087 (17.5 mi), 88410 (20.2 mi), 79022 (31.1 mi) and 88430 (33.9 mi).
Is 88436 a PO Box ZIP code?
88436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “88436 ZIP Code — Sedan, New Mexico (Union County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/88436
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