Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 88343: Picacho, NM
ZIP code 88343 uses the postal name Picacho, New Mexico and lies entirely in Lincoln County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 130 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Picacho · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lincoln County
- Micro area
- Ruidoso, NM
- House district
- NM-1 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 284.6 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 88343?
88343 centers on 33.235°, -105.068° and covers 284.6 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 88336, 88351, 88339, 88201, 88203.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 88343, 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 88343 compare with the rest of Lincoln County?
| Measure | 88343 | In Lincoln County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 125 | 14th of 18 | 309th of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
88343's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (125). 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 3% 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 88343?
The 2020 Census counted 58 people in 88343; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 125. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 20.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 125±196 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 58+20.8% since 2010 (48)
- Households
- 42
- Median age
- 19.8
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 88343?
Of the 125 people the ACS estimates in 88343, 40.0% are under 18 and 9.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (90.4%).
- Under 1840.0%
- 18 to 6450.4%
- 65 and older9.6%
- Hispanic or Latino90.4%
- White, not Hispanic9.6%
- 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 88343?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 28.6%
- Housing units
- 53
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 88343?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88336 | Hondo | 421 | – | 13.7 mi |
| 88351 | Tinnie | 159 | – | 16.4 mi |
| 88339 | Mayhill | 603 | $57k | 24.2 mi |
| 88201 | Roswell | 27,524 | $62k | 44.5 mi |
| 88203 | Roswell | 28,753 | $42k | 57.9 mi |
| 88348 | San Patricio | 279 | $87k | 23.0 mi (near) |
| 88338 | Lincoln | 246 | $59k | 27.7 mi (near) |
| 88346 | Ruidoso Downs | 3,191 | $34k | 28.4 mi (near) |
| 88324 | Glencoe | 18 | – | 29.5 mi (near) |
| 88340 | Mescalero | 3,590 | $37k | 30.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.