ZIP code · Alto · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 88312 — Alto
ZIP code 88312 serves Alto, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 88312Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Alto
- County
- Lincoln FIPS 35027
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4314, -105.6776 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,178 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 45 / sq mi
- Land area
- 71.2 sq mi (184.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $95,479
- Per-capita income
- $60,449
- Median age
- 62.4
- Households
- 1,488
- Housing units
- 3,219
- Median home value
- $339,200
- Congressional district
- NM-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
- Area code
- 575Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 88312
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 21 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RUIDOSO (4.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 88312
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 post offices
- 1 gas stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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