ZIP code · Loving · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 88256 — Loving
ZIP code 88256 serves Loving, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 88256Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Loving
- County
- Eddy FIPS 35015
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2740, -104.0914 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,813 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 4 / sq mi
- Land area
- 481.7 sq mi (1,247.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $60,139
- Per-capita income
- $32,023
- Median age
- 33.7
- Households
- 616
- Housing units
- 807
- Median home value
- $182,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,201 / 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
- 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 88256
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 97°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 59 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 59 |
| Avg low °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CARLSBAD (9.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 88256
- 6 schools
- 4 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
- 3 gas stations
- 2 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