ZIP Code 88240

88240 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hobbs, Lea County.

City: Hobbs
County: Lea County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 882xx

Where this code sits

88240 is part of the 882xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Hobbs is served by 4 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Hobbs page.

Hobbs New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88240 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88240

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88240.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88244	1.4 mi	Hobbs, NM
ZIP code 88241	4.9 mi	Hobbs, NM
ZIP code 88242	6.2 mi	Hobbs, NM
ZIP code 88265	12 mi	Monument, NM
ZIP code 88231	20 mi	Eunice, NM
ZIP code 88260	20 mi	Lovington, NM
ZIP code 79323	25 mi	Denver City, TX
ZIP code 79360	26 mi	Seminole, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 88240, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 88240. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.