Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88263: Malaga, NM
ZIP code 88263 uses the postal name Malaga, New Mexico and lies entirely in Eddy County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 310 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Malaga (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Malaga · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Eddy County
- Census places
- Malaga census-designated place
- Micro area
- Carlsbad-Artesia, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 120.4 sq mi · 3 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88263?
88263 centers on 32.107°, -104.097° and covers 120.4 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 88256, 79770, 88220.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88263, 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 88263 compare with the rest of Eddy County?
| Measure | 88263 | In Eddy County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 309 | 5th of 9 | 258th of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
88263's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (309). 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 7% 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 88263?
The 2020 Census counted 169 people in 88263; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 309. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 309±279 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 169
- Households
- 91
- Median age
- 39.3
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 88263?
Of the 309 people the ACS estimates in 88263, 42.4% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (85.8%), then Hispanic or Latino (14.2%).
- Under 1842.4%
- 18 to 6457.6%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic85.8%
- Hispanic or Latino14.2%
- 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 are homes worth in 88263?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 46.2%
- Housing units
- 91
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 88263?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 88263?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88256 | Loving | 1,935 | $46k | 13.5 mi |
| 79770 | Orla, TX | 0 | – | 20.5 mi |
| 88220 | Carlsbad | 39,828 | $78k | 23.7 mi |
| 88268 | Whites City | 0 | – | 17.2 mi (near) |
| 88254 | Lakewood | 0 | – | 40.2 mi (near) |
| 79754 | Mentone, TX | 33 | $51k | 40.8 mi (near) |
| 88252 | Jal | 2,364 | – | 42.2 mi (near) |
| 88210 | Artesia | 18,542 | $80k | 46.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.