Lakewood, NM · standard

ZIP Code 88254

Eddy County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.

Compiled by PlainZIP, ZIP Code Data Editors · July 8, 2026

191
1/sq mi

ZIP code 88254 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico, home to just 191 residents across 146.9 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.

Median household income is not on file for ZIP 88254, but per-capita income is -. Local economic indicators show a - poverty rate alongside - unemployment. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; - of homes are owner-occupied.

Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. Compare these figures to the New Mexico and national benchmarks above rather than reading 88254's numbers in isolation.

Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 88254, Lakewood, NM · 2023 Accessed 2026-07-08 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.