Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88244: Hobbs, NM
ZIP code 88244 is in Hobbs, New Mexico, entirely in Lea County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the least populous of Hobbs's 3 residential ZIP codes.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Hobbs · 3 residential ZIPs
- County
- Lea County
- Census places
- Hobbs
- Micro area
- Hobbs, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 0.05 sq mi · 20,463 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 88241 also use the name Hobbs
Where is ZIP code 88244?
88244 centers on 32.764°, -103.225° and covers 0.05 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 88240.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88244, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 88244 compare with the rest of Hobbs?
| Measure | 88244 | In Hobbs | In Lea County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,105 | 3rd of 3 | 7th of 11 | 170th of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
88244's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 1,105 residents live outside households (0 households): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 99% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 88244?
The 2020 Census counted 1,247 people in 88244; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,105.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,105±146 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,247
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 37.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 88244?
Of the 1,105 people the ACS estimates in 88244, 0.0% are under 18 and 2.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (62.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (20.8%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6498.0%
- 65 and older2.0%
- Hispanic or Latino62.4%
- White, not Hispanic20.8%
- Other or two or more12.3%
- Black, not Hispanic4.5%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 88244?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 88244?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88240 | Hobbs | 41,557 | $63k | 14.3 mi |
| 88242 | Hobbs | 8,472 | $90k | 5.0 mi (near) |
| 88265 | Monument | 432 | – | 14.3 mi (near) |
| 88260 | Lovington | 15,160 | $76k | 18.3 mi (near) |
| 79323 | Denver City, TX | 7,485 | $87k | 22.0 mi (near) |
| 88231 | Eunice | 3,255 | $51k | 23.6 mi (near) |
| 88262 | McDonald | 20 | – | 27.1 mi (near) |
| 88264 | Maljamar | 9 | – | 29.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.