Mcdonald, NM · standard

ZIP Code 88262

Lea 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

30
0/sq mi: 0.0%
Bachelor's or higher

ZIP code 88262 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Mcdonald, Lea County, New Mexico, home to just 30 residents across 150.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.

Median household income is not on file for ZIP 88262, but per-capita income is $66,585. Local economic indicators show a 0.0% poverty rate alongside 73.3% unemployment. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.

Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 27.8, and the average commute is -. To put 88262 in local context, 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Lea County, for a geography-aware comparison.

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 88262, Mcdonald, 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.