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88250 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88250 covers Hope, New Mexico.

Median age
54.415.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 88250 is

Hope, New Mexico — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age54.4
Family households82.1%
Born outside the US16.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home41.8%
White (non-Hispanic)58.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino41.8%
Veterans11.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k16.1%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k26.8%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k5.4%
$100–125k16.1%
$125–150k12.5%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more5.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house58.2%
Mobile home41.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher85.9%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.5% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.9% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed11
Annual payroll$196,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 95.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience3.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Mexico and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew MexicoUnited States
Median household income$62,125$78,538
Income per person$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate0%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home0%11%13.5%
Born outside the US16.4%9.2%13.9%
Median age54.439.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHOPE, NM US1 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January56.5°F / 29.9°F0.41 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February60.5°F / 32.5°F0.36 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March68.2°F / 38.9°F0.55 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April76.6°F / 46.1°F0.58 in rain
May85.1°F / 55.1°F1.03 in rain
June93.9°F / 63°F0.89 in rain
July93.1°F / 67.4°F1.97 in rain
August91.6°F / 67°F1.88 in rain
September85.5°F / 59.5°F2.82 in rain
October76.7°F / 49°F1.13 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November65.1°F / 38°F0.67 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December56.7°F / 30.7°F0.57 in rain, 1.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Artesia Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

88210 Artesia, NM30.2 km away
88211 Artesia, NM38.2 km away
88253 Lake Arthur, NM39.5 km away
88254 Lakewood, NM39.5 km away
88232 Hagerman, NM49.5 km away
88230 Dexter, NM52.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Chaves County65.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Eddy County34.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area733.94 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8156, -104.7299

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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