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88254 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88254 covers Lakewood, New Mexico.

Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 88254 is

Lakewood, 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.

Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.1% 8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.3% 3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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 95.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95.6 out of 100
Community resilience8.1 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.

Winter weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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 stationARTESIA 6S, NM US13.3 km away
Rain in a year12 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January57.5°F / 23.3°F0.48 in rain, 1.4 in snow
February62.8°F / 27.4°F0.38 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March70.5°F / 34.5°F0.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April78.5°F / 41.6°F0.51 in rain
May86.9°F / 52.3°F1.18 in rain
June95.2°F / 61.9°F1.33 in rain
July95.1°F / 65.9°F1.67 in rain
August93.9°F / 64.3°F1.63 in rain
September86.8°F / 56.5°F1.89 in rain
October77.7°F / 43.8°F1.23 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November65.9°F / 31.6°F0.81 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December57.1°F / 23.8°F0.55 in rain, 1.2 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 supermarket37% 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 vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88211 Artesia, NM13.5 km away
88210 Artesia, NM22.8 km away
88220 Carlsbad, NM27.6 km away
88221 Carlsbad, NM33.4 km away
88250 Hope, NM39.5 km away
88253 Lake Arthur, NM40.3 km away
88255 Loco Hills, NM41.5 km away
88256 Loving, NM47.8 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.

Eddy County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.11 sq mi
Water area3.72 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6362, -104.3650

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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