What city is 88242 in?

88242 is a Hobbs, NM mailing address. By land area, 32% lies inside North Hobbs and 2% lies inside Hobbs; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 88242?

About 8,472 people (±841), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,126.

What is the median household income in 88242?

$90,000 (±$14,357), compared with $64,059 for New Mexico as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 88242?

4 USPS carrier routes with 2,467 residential and 30 business mailboxes (2,497 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 88242?

The closest, measured center to center: 88244 (5 mi, Hobbs), 79323 (17.1 mi, Denver City), 88260 (17.9 mi, Lovington), 88240 (19.1 mi, Hobbs) and 88265 (19.1 mi, Monument).

88242 ZIP Code, Hobbs, NM

88242 is a ZIP code in Hobbs, New Mexico in Lea County. It covers 70 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 88244, 79323 and 88260. 8,472 people live here in 2,742 households. With about 120 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (84%). Median household income is $90,000, above the New Mexico median of $64,059.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Hobbs, NM
County: Lea County
Land area: 70 sq mi
Population: 8,472
Median household income: $90,000
Carrier routes: 4 (2,467 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	8,472
Households	2,742
Median household income	$90,000
Income per person	$39,032
Median age	32.5
Homeowners	84.4%
Median home value	$260,200
Median rent	$1,534
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%
Average commute (minutes)	22.9
Households with kids under 18	38.1%
Moved in the past year	10.3%
Below the poverty line	10.1%
Broadband internet	88.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	43.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	8.8%
$10–15K	1.4%
$15–25K	7.7%
$25–35K	4.2%
$35–50K	4.3%
$50–75K	11.9%
$75–100K	19.3%
$100–150K	13.7%
$150–200K	12.3%
$200K+	16.4%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.9%
10–19	16.9%
20–24	7.8%
25–34	15.0%
35–44	12.6%
45–54	12.6%
55–64	12.9%
65–74	5.0%
75+	4.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	40.8%
Owned outright	37.2%
Rented	14.4%
Vacant	7.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	64.6%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	6.2%
5–19 units	0.3%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	29.0%

Businesses in 88242

85 business establishments with 1,158 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Transportation and Warehousing: 21
Construction: 17
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 10
Other Services (except Public Administration): 10
Retail Trade: 6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 4
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 4
Health Care and Social Assistance: 4

EDDM carrier routes

88242 has 4 USPS carrier routes with 2,467 residential and 30 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 88242

88242 has 4 USPS carrier routes (4 highway contract (H)) with 2,467 residential and 30 business mailboxes. Routes range from 455 homes (H077) to 803 homes (H072); the median route has 605 homes. The Census counted 2,742 households in 88242 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	2
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route H073 — USPS business mailboxes 13, 577 homes
Route H072 — USPS business mailboxes 8, 803 homes
Route H074 — USPS business mailboxes 5, 632 homes
Route H077 — USPS business mailboxes 4, 455 homes

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Every carrier route in 88242

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H072	Highway contract	803	8	$136,949	—	—	—
H073	Highway contract	577	13	$85,566	—	—	—
H074	Highway contract	632	5	$80,274	—	—	—
H077	Highway contract	455	4	$80,274	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 88242 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

88244 — Hobbs city, NM (5 mi)
79323 — Denver City town, TX (17.1 mi)
88260 — Lovington city, NM (17.9 mi)
88240 — Hobbs city, NM (19.1 mi)
88265 — Monument CDP, NM (19.1 mi)

Areas that include 88242

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 88242, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 88242 in?: 88242 is a Hobbs, NM mailing address. By land area, 32% lies inside North Hobbs and 2% lies inside Hobbs; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 88242 in?: 88242 is in Lea County.
What is the population of 88242?: About 8,472 people (±841), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,126.
What is the median household income in 88242?: $90,000 (±$14,357), compared with $64,059 for New Mexico as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 88242?: 4 USPS carrier routes with 2,467 residential and 30 business mailboxes (2,497 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 88242?: The closest, measured center to center: 88244 (5 mi, Hobbs), 79323 (17.1 mi, Denver City), 88260 (17.9 mi, Lovington), 88240 (19.1 mi, Hobbs) and 88265 (19.1 mi, Monument).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.