What to know about ZIP 88264
ZIP code 88264 covers NM in Lea County with a population of about 10.
It sits in telephone area code 575; U.S. House district NM-3; the ALBUQUERQUE - SANTA FE media market.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
ZIP code 88264 covers NM in Lea County with a population of about 10.
It sits in telephone area code 575; U.S. House district NM-3; the ALBUQUERQUE - SANTA FE media market.
On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.
Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services; a mean commute of about 10.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for NM as Relatively Moderate (composite score 86.0), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (98.0) and flood (88.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.
Climate normals for NM show little to no average snow and around 14.8 inches of annual precipitation.
IRS migration statistics for ZIP 88264 (NM) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.
Airport HOB (31.3 miles (50.4 km)) · University of the Southwest (30.4 miles (48.8 km)) · Carlsbad Caverns National Park (73.8 miles (118.7 km)) · VA: Hobbs CBOC (34.5 miles (55.5 km))
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