ZIP code · Capitan · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 88316 — Capitan
ZIP code 88316 serves Capitan, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 88316Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Capitan
- County
- Lincoln FIPS 35027
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5602, -105.5269 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,319 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 3 / sq mi
- Land area
- 909.6 sq mi (2,356 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,788
- Per-capita income
- $34,510
- Median age
- 58.1
- Households
- 1,111
- Housing units
- 1,451
- Median home value
- $164,800
- Median gross rent
- $963 / month
- 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 88316
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 24°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 50 |
| Avg low °F | 24 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CAPITAN (4.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 88316
- 3 schools
- 1 supermarkets
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 8 places of worship
- 1 banks
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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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page