ZIP Code 88253

88253 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lake Arthur, Chaves County.

City: Lake Arthur
County: Chaves County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 882xx

Where this code sits

88253 is part of the 882xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lake Arthur.

Lake Arthur New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88253 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88253

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88253.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88232	7.9 mi	Hagerman, NM
ZIP code 88210	11 mi	Artesia, NM
ZIP code 88230	13 mi	Dexter, NM
ZIP code 88211	17 mi	Artesia, NM
ZIP code 88202	21 mi	Roswell, NM
ZIP code 88250	25 mi	Hope, NM
ZIP code 88254	25 mi	Lakewood, NM
ZIP code 88255	26 mi	Loco Hills, NM

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 88253, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88253. 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.