ZIP Code 88252

88252 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Jal, Lea County.

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

Where this code sits

88252 is part of the 882xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Jal.

Jal New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88252 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88252

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88252.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79745	19 mi	Kermit, TX
ZIP code 88231	23 mi	Eunice, NM
ZIP code 79789	25 mi	Wink, TX
ZIP code 79759	32 mi	Notrees, TX
ZIP code 88265	33 mi	Monument, NM
ZIP code 79741	35 mi	Goldsmith, TX
ZIP code 79754	37 mi	Mentone, TX
ZIP code 79788	39 mi	Wickett, 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 88252, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88252. 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.