ZIP code · Hobbs · New Mexico · United States

ZIP code 88242 — Hobbs

ZIP code 88242 serves Hobbs, New Mexico.

Postal code
88242
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Hobbs
County
Lea FIPS 35025
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Coordinates
32.8105, -103.1587 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
7,684 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
109 / sq mi
Land area
70.4 sq mi (182.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$88,654
Per-capita income
$36,740
Median age
33.8
Households
2,544
Housing units
2,776
Median home value
$218,700
Median gross rent
$1,290 / month
Congressional district
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
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 Jul (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F556169778593949285766456
Avg low °F303340485765696861503831
Precip in0.50.50.60.81.91.31.72.12.50.90.50.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HOBBS (6.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 88242

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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