Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88340: Mescalero, NM
ZIP code 88340 uses the postal name Mescalero, New Mexico and lies entirely in Otero County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $36,927 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Mescalero (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Mescalero · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Otero County
- Census places
- Mescalero census-designated place
- Micro area
- Alamogordo, NM
- House districts
- NM-1 (76%), NM-2 (24%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 718.3 sq mi · 5 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88340?
88340 centers on 33.176°, -105.583° and covers 718.3 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 12 ZIP codes: 88346, 88345, 88314, 88324, 88312, 88336, 88339, 88337, 88317, 88352 and more.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88340, 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 88340 compare with the rest of Otero County?
| Measure | 88340 | In Otero County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,590 | 5th of 18 | 87th of 371 |
| Median household income | $37k | 5th of 5 | 98th of 108 |
| Median home value | $49k | 4th of 4 | 117th of 120 |
Its median household income is higher than in 4% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 11% of all 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 88340?
The 2020 Census counted 4,022 people in 88340; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,590. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 11.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 3,590±368 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 4,022+11.2% since 2010 (3,616)
- Households
- 890
- Median age
- 33.2
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 88340?
Of the 3,590 people the ACS estimates in 88340, 26.2% are under 18 and 14.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (85.5%).
- Under 1826.2%
- 18 to 6459.6%
- 65 and older14.2%
- Other or two or more85.5%
- Hispanic or Latino8.4%
- White, not Hispanic6.1%
- 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 do households in 88340 earn?
Median household income is $36,927 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Otero County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($41,832 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $36,927±$5,446
- Income per person
- $20,754
- Below the poverty line
- 28.7%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $34,0071,630 returns; wages 87% of AGI (IRS)
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 88340?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $48,600
- Median gross rent
- $330
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 71.6%
- Housing units
- 1,100
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 88340?
9 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 88340?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88346 | Ruidoso Downs | 3,191 | $34k | 12.1 mi |
| 88345 | Ruidoso | 7,835 | $54k | 13.2 mi |
| 88314 | Bent | 10 | – | 17.0 mi |
| 88324 | Glencoe | 18 | – | 17.3 mi |
| 88312 | Alto | 3,287 | $80k | 18.0 mi |
| 88336 | Hondo | 421 | – | 20.7 mi |
| 88339 | Mayhill | 603 | $57k | 21.3 mi |
| 88337 | La Luz | 1,859 | $61k | 21.4 mi |
| 88317 | Cloudcroft | 2,077 | $136k | 23.2 mi |
| 88352 | Tularosa | 4,124 | $49k | 23.8 mi |
| 88341 | Nogal | 653 | $48k | 25.5 mi |
| 88301 | Carrizozo | 1,197 | $44k | 42.5 mi |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.