What city is 88260 in?

88260 is a Lovington, NM mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Lovington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 88260?

About 15,160 people (±685), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 15,569.

What is the median household income in 88260?

$75,476 (±$11,399), 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 88260?

10 USPS carrier routes with 5,227 residential and 365 business mailboxes (5,593 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 88260?

The closest, measured center to center: 88262 (9.3 mi), 88242 (17.9 mi, North Hobbs), 88244 (18.3 mi, Hobbs), 88264 (21 mi), 88267 (21 mi, Tatum) and 88240 (22.3 mi, Hobbs).

88260 ZIP Code, Lovington, NM

88260 is a ZIP code in Lovington, New Mexico in Lea County. It covers 815 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 88262, 88242 and 88244. 15,160 people live here in 4,608 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (76%). Median household income is $75,476, above the New Mexico median of $64,059; 41% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lovington, NM
County: Lea County
Land area: 815 sq mi
Population: 15,160
Median household income: $75,476
Carrier routes: 10 (5,227 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	15,160
Households	4,608
Median household income	$75,476
Income per person	$27,130
Median age	33.6
Homeowners	76.3%
Median home value	$175,400
Median rent	$1,024
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%
Average commute (minutes)	29.4
Households with kids under 18	40.9%
Moved in the past year	10.4%
Below the poverty line	21.7%
Broadband internet	89.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	49.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.7%
$10–15K	3.1%
$15–25K	7.7%
$25–35K	9.9%
$35–50K	9.9%
$50–75K	11.3%
$75–100K	15.2%
$100–150K	18.5%
$150–200K	9.0%
$200K+	7.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	19.1%
10–19	15.6%
20–24	5.8%
25–34	12.1%
35–44	15.4%
45–54	11.2%
55–64	11.7%
65–74	5.4%
75+	3.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	19.9%
Owned outright	46.6%
Rented	20.7%
Vacant	12.8%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	71.6%
Townhome	0.5%
2–4 units	1.2%
5–19 units	1.0%
20+ units	1.2%
Mobile / other	24.4%

Businesses in 88260

324 business establishments with 3,663 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Transportation and Warehousing: 65
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 51
Retail Trade: 44
Other Services (except Public Administration): 28
Accommodation and Food Services: 27
Construction: 21
Finance and Insurance: 15
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 13

EDDM carrier routes

88260 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,227 residential and 365 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 88260

88260 has 10 USPS carrier routes (4 city (C), 3 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 5,227 residential and 365 business mailboxes. Routes range from 10 homes (H071) to 1,045 homes (C001); the median route has 534 homes. The Census counted 4,608 households in 88260 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	3
500–749	3
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	2
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 154, 644 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 128, 715 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 29, 1,001 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 20, 282 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 287 homes

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Every carrier route in 88260

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	1,045	6	$105,683	—	—	—
C002	City	644	154	$87,688	—	—	—
C003	City	715	128	$75,446	—	—	—
C004	City	1,001	29	$77,955	—	—	—
H060	Highway contract	461	5	$115,387	—	—	—
H070	Highway contract	175	7	$44,906	—	—	—
H071	Highway contract	10	0	$115,387	—	—	—
R001	Rural	282	20	$62,111	—	—	—
R002	Rural	607	7	$115,387	—	—	—
R003	Rural	287	9	$87,688	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 88260 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

88262 (9.3 mi)
88242 — North Hobbs CDP, NM (17.9 mi)
88244 — Hobbs city, NM (18.3 mi)
88264 (21 mi)
88267 — Tatum town, NM (21 mi)
88240 — Hobbs city, NM (22.3 mi)

Areas that include 88260

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 88260, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 88260 in?: 88260 is a Lovington, NM mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Lovington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 88260 in?: 88260 is in Lea County.
What is the population of 88260?: About 15,160 people (±685), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 15,569.
What is the median household income in 88260?: $75,476 (±$11,399), 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 88260?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,227 residential and 365 business mailboxes (5,593 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 88260?: The closest, measured center to center: 88262 (9.3 mi), 88242 (17.9 mi, North Hobbs), 88244 (18.3 mi, Hobbs), 88264 (21 mi), 88267 (21 mi, Tatum) and 88240 (22.3 mi, Hobbs).

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