Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88250: Hope, NM
ZIP code 88250 uses the postal name Hope, New Mexico and lies mostly in Chaves County (66% of its land) with the rest in Eddy County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 150 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $83,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Hope; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Hope · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Chaves County (66%); Eddy County (34%)
- Census places
- Hope
- Micro area
- Roswell, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 733.9 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88250?
88250 centers on 32.702°, -104.956° and covers 733.9 square miles of land plus 0.7 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 88344, 88339, 88220, 88210, 88203.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88250, 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 simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 88250 compare with the rest of Chaves County?
| Measure | 88250 | In Chaves County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 153 | 8th of 9 | 295th of 371 |
| Median household income | $83k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
88250's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (153). 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 2% 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 88250?
The 2020 Census counted 300 people in 88250; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 153. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 153±117 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 300
- Households
- 87
- Median age
- 52.7
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 88250?
Of the 153 people the ACS estimates in 88250, 0.0% are under 18 and 32.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.1%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6468.0%
- 65 and older32.0%
- White, not Hispanic94.1%
- Hispanic or Latino5.9%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 do households in 88250 earn?
Median household income is $83,250 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $83,250±$17,301
- Income per person
- $52,039
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 47.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 88250?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 95
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 88250?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88344 | Pinon | 44 | $113k | 20.3 mi |
| 88339 | Mayhill | 603 | $57k | 27.7 mi |
| 88220 | Carlsbad | 39,828 | $78k | 41.1 mi |
| 88210 | Artesia | 18,542 | $80k | 42.8 mi |
| 88203 | Roswell | 28,753 | $42k | 65.6 mi |
| 88253 | Lake Arthur | 901 | $86k | 30.5 mi (near) |
| 88354 | Weed | 29 | – | 31.4 mi (near) |
| 88254 | Lakewood | 0 | – | 32.5 mi (near) |
| 88343 | Picacho | 125 | – | 37.4 mi (near) |
| 88350 | Timberon | 479 | – | 41.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.