ZIP code · Hobbs · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 88240 — Hobbs
ZIP code 88240 serves Hobbs, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 88240Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Hobbs
- County
- Lea FIPS 35025
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7222, -103.1372 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 41,612 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 69 / sq mi
- Land area
- 600.2 sq mi (1,554.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $65,394
- Per-capita income
- $32,233
- Median age
- 30.1
- Households
- 14,637
- Housing units
- 16,490
- Median home value
- $177,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,124 / month
- Congressional districts
- NM-2 (also NM-3) (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
- 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 88240
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 55 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HOBBS (0.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 88240
- 20 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 54 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 47 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 5 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 37 places of worship
- 10 banks
- 19 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire 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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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.
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