Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88265: Monument, NM
ZIP code 88265 uses the postal name Monument, New Mexico and lies entirely in Lea County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 430 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 7% of its land lies in Monument (a census-designated place); 93% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Monument · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lea County
- Census places
- Monument census-designated place
- Micro area
- Hobbs, NM
- House district
- NM-2 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 75.3 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88265?
88265 centers on 32.584°, -103.346° and covers 75.3 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 88240, 88231.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88265, 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 88265 compare with the rest of Lea County?
| Measure | 88265 | In Lea County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 432 | 8th of 11 | 235th of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $261k | not ranked | not ranked |
88265's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (432). 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 12% 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 88265?
The 2020 Census counted 252 people in 88265; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 432. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 432±497 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 252
- Households
- 116
- Median age
- 26.1
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 88265?
Of the 432 people the ACS estimates in 88265, 49.1% are under 18 and 4.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (80.3%), then Other or two or more (15.5%).
- Under 1849.1%
- 18 to 6446.8%
- 65 and older4.2%
- Hispanic or Latino80.3%
- Other or two or more15.5%
- White, not Hispanic4.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- 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 88265?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $261,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 44.0%
- Housing units
- 116
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 88265?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than 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 88265?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88240 | Hobbs | 41,557 | $63k | 8.6 mi |
| 88231 | Eunice | 3,255 | $51k | 12.1 mi |
| 88244 | Hobbs | 1,105 | – | 14.3 mi (near) |
| 88242 | Hobbs | 8,472 | $90k | 19.1 mi (near) |
| 88260 | Lovington | 15,160 | $76k | 28.3 mi (near) |
| 88264 | Maljamar | 9 | – | 28.6 mi (near) |
| 88252 | Jal | 2,364 | – | 29.7 mi (near) |
| 79323 | Denver City, TX | 7,485 | $87k | 35.2 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.