ZIP code · Carlsbad · New Mexico · United States

ZIP code 88220 — Carlsbad

ZIP code 88220 serves Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Postal code
88220
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Carlsbad
County
Eddy FIPS 35015
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Coordinates
32.4119, -104.2395 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
40,151 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
21 / sq mi
Land area
1,907.6 sq mi (4,940.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$79,668
Per-capita income
$38,723
Median age
37.9
Households
15,542
Housing units
17,692
Median home value
$192,600
Median gross rent
$1,218 / month
Congressional district
NM-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8a (10 to 15 °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
575
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jun (avg high 97°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F596472808897979588806859
Avg low °F303441485867716962503831
Precip in0.60.50.50.51.01.12.01.62.51.00.70.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CARLSBAD (4.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 88220

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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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