What city is 88310 in?

88310 is a Alamogordo, NM mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Alamogordo and 2% lies inside Boles Acres; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 88310?

About 36,983 people (±718), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 35,935.

What is the median household income in 88310?

$57,214 (±$3,849), 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 88310?

28 USPS carrier routes with 16,844 residential and 1,138 business mailboxes (17,982 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 88310?

The closest, measured center to center: 88311 (6.1 mi, Boles Acres), 88330 (9.7 mi, Holloman AFB), 88325 (13.7 mi, High Rolls), 88349 (14.2 mi), 88337 (20.2 mi, La Luz) and 88317 (20.5 mi, Cloudcroft).

88310 ZIP Code, Alamogordo, NM

88310 is a ZIP code in Alamogordo, New Mexico in Otero County. It covers 619 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 88311, 88330 and 88325. 36,983 people live here in 15,353 households, more than in 9 of every 10 New Mexico ZIP codes. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $57,214, below the New Mexico median of $64,059.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Alamogordo, NM
County: Otero County
Land area: 619 sq mi
Population: 36,983
Median household income: $57,214
Carrier routes: 28 (16,844 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	36,983
Households	15,353
Median household income	$57,214
Income per person	$33,258
Median age	38.2
Homeowners	65.6%
Median home value	$173,000
Median rent	$894
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%
Average commute (minutes)	19.3
Households with kids under 18	26.7%
Moved in the past year	14.2%
Below the poverty line	15.9%
Broadband internet	91.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	14.1%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.9%
$10–15K	3.8%
$15–25K	9.0%
$25–35K	8.3%
$35–50K	15.7%
$50–75K	18.3%
$75–100K	12.6%
$100–150K	17.2%
$150–200K	5.5%
$200K+	3.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.7%
10–19	11.2%
20–24	7.7%
25–34	15.4%
35–44	13.3%
45–54	9.5%
55–64	11.5%
65–74	11.5%
75+	8.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.4%
Owned outright	26.7%
Rented	28.8%
Vacant	16.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.7%
Townhome	1.7%
2–4 units	8.6%
5–19 units	4.2%
20+ units	1.5%
Mobile / other	22.2%

Businesses in 88310

712 business establishments with 9,851 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 137
Other Services (except Public Administration): 93
Health Care and Social Assistance: 90
Accommodation and Food Services: 77
Construction: 76
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 47
Finance and Insurance: 39
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 38

EDDM carrier routes

88310 has 28 USPS carrier routes with 16,844 residential and 1,138 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 88310

88310 has 28 USPS carrier routes (21 city (C), 4 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 16,844 residential and 1,138 business mailboxes. Routes range from 197 homes (H073) to 1,167 homes (C010); the median route has 565 homes. The Census counted 15,353 households in 88310 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	4
500–749	16
750–999	5
1,000–1,499	1
1,500+	0

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Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 259, 315 homes
Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 104, 527 homes
Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 1,167 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 92, 483 homes
Route C025 — USPS business mailboxes 91, 799 homes

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Every carrier route in 88310

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	483	92	$58,746	—	—	—
C003	City	315	259	$95,007	—	—	—
C004	City	841	1	$73,656	—	—	—
C005	City	652	33	$28,576	—	—	—
C006	City	550	3	$69,115	—	—	—
C007	City	907	15	$85,855	—	—	—
C008	City	527	104	$28,576	—	—	—
C009	City	625	27	$41,488	—	—	—
C010	City	1,167	97	$73,653	—	—	—
C011	City	752	40	$32,176	—	—	—
C012	City	567	8	$78,333	—	—	—
C014	City	514	13	$69,115	—	—	—
C015	City	624	10	$28,576	—	—	—
C016	City	512	8	$49,781	—	—	—
C017	City	490	84	$28,576	—	—	—
C018	City	554	4	$67,837	—	—	—
C019	City	518	22	$47,114	—	—	—
C020	City	589	5	$95,007	—	—	—
C021	City	682	10	$58,746	—	—	—
C023	City	716	5	$73,656	—	—	—
C025	City	799	91	$85,855	—	—	—
H063	Highway contract	546	8	$55,074	—	—	—
H073	Highway contract	197	1	$38,361	—	—	—
H083	Highway contract	469	6	$81,259	—	—	—
R001	Rural	724	72	$83,298	—	—	—
R002	Rural	764	53	$33,285	—	—	—
R003	Rural	562	39	$81,259	—	—	—
R004	Rural	198	28	$23,401	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 88310 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

88311 — Boles Acres CDP, NM (6.1 mi)
88330 — Holloman AFB CDP, NM (9.7 mi)
88325 — High Rolls CDP, NM (13.7 mi)
88349 (14.2 mi)
88337 — La Luz CDP, NM (20.2 mi)
88317 — Cloudcroft village, NM (20.5 mi)
88347 — Sacramento CDP, NM (21.1 mi)
88350 — Timberon CDP, NM (24 mi)

Areas that include 88310

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 88310, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 88310 in?: 88310 is a Alamogordo, NM mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Alamogordo and 2% lies inside Boles Acres; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 88310 in?: 88310 is in Otero County.
What is the population of 88310?: About 36,983 people (±718), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 35,935.
What is the median household income in 88310?: $57,214 (±$3,849), 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 88310?: 28 USPS carrier routes with 16,844 residential and 1,138 business mailboxes (17,982 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 88310?: The closest, measured center to center: 88311 (6.1 mi, Boles Acres), 88330 (9.7 mi, Holloman AFB), 88325 (13.7 mi, High Rolls), 88349 (14.2 mi), 88337 (20.2 mi, La Luz) and 88317 (20.5 mi, Cloudcroft).

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