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Otero County, NM ZIP Codes

Otero County, New Mexico has 18 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 17 of the residential ones lie mainly in Otero County and 1 mainly in a neighboring county; 4 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $36,927 in 88340 (Mescalero) to $57,214 in 88310 (Alamogordo) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Otero County?

79837 · Dell City: –88081 · Chaparral: $46k88310 · Alamogordo: $57k88311 · Alamogordo: $17k88314 · Bent: –88317 · Cloudcroft: $136k88325 · High Rolls Mountain Park: $98k88330 · Holloman Air Force Base: $53k88337 · La Luz: $61k88339 · Mayhill: $57k88340 · Mescalero: $37k88342 · Orogrande: –88344 · Pinon: $113k88347 · Sacramento: –88349 · Sunspot: –88350 · Timberon: –88352 · Tularosa: $49k88354 · Weed: –88344798378831088339883408831788081883528835488325883508833779837 · Dell City: –88081 · Chaparral: $46k88310 · Alamogordo: $57k88311 · Alamogordo: $17k88314 · Bent: –88317 · Cloudcroft: $136k88325 · High Rolls Mountain Park: $98k88330 · Holloman Air Force Base: $53k88337 · La Luz: $61k88339 · Mayhill: $57k88340 · Mescalero: $37k88342 · Orogrande: –88344 · Pinon: $113k88347 · Sacramento: –88349 · Sunspot: –88350 · Timberon: –88352 · Tularosa: $49k88354 · Weed: –88344798378831088339883408831788081883528835488325883508833779837 · Dell City: –88081 · Chaparral: $46k88310 · Alamogordo: $57k88311 · Alamogordo: $17k88314 · Bent: –88317 · Cloudcroft: $136k88325 · High Rolls Mountain Park: $98k88330 · Holloman Air Force Base: $53k88337 · La Luz: $61k88339 · Mayhill: $57k88340 · Mescalero: $37k88342 · Orogrande: –88344 · Pinon: $113k88347 · Sacramento: –88349 · Sunspot: –88350 · Timberon: –88352 · Tularosa: $49k88354 · Weed: –883447983788310883398834088317880818835288347
The residential ZIP codes of Otero County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $46,017 and $52,465.

They carry 17 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 18 residential ZIP codes in Otero County

17 ZIP codes lie mainly in Otero County; 1 more reaches into it from a neighboring county and follows the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Otero County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
88310 Alamogordo 36,983 60 $57k $173k 100%
88081 Chaparral 19,663 52 $46k $109k 90%
88330 Holloman Air Force Base 4,433 173 $53k – 100%
88352 Tularosa 4,124 14 $49k $152k 100%
88340 Mescalero 3,590 5 $37k $49k 100%
88317 Cloudcroft 2,077 8 $136k $214k 100%
88337 La Luz 1,859 46 $61k $159k 100%
88325 High Rolls Mountain Park 1,370 13 $98k $257k 100%
88311 Alamogordo 493 207 $17k – 100%
88350 Timberon 479 10 – – 100%
88347 Sacramento 246 3 – – 100%
79837 Dell City 113 0 – – 82%
88344 Pinon 44 0 $113k – 70%
88354 Weed 29 0 – – 100%
88314 Bent 10 0 – – 100%
88342 Orogrande 9 1 – – 100%
88349 Sunspot no residents 0 – – 100%

Partly in Otero County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Otero County, by their share here
In this county
88339 Mayhill 603 2 $57k $235k 41%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

4 ZIP codes of Otero County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Otero County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn OteroElsewhere
8808190%Doña Ana County 10%
8833941%Chaves County 59%
7983782%Hudspeth County 18%
8834470%Chaves County 30%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

Which first three digits do Otero County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Otero County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 798, 880 and 883.

Three-digit prefixes of Otero County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Otero County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
798 El Paso, TX (SCF 798) 1 22
880 El Paso, TX (SCF 798) 1 53
883 El Paso, TX (SCF 798) 16 33

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.