ZIP Code 88254

88254 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lakewood, Eddy County.

City: Lakewood
County: Eddy County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 882xx

Where this code sits

88254 is part of the 882xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lakewood.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88254 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88254

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88254.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88211	8.4 mi	Artesia, NM
ZIP code 88210	14 mi	Artesia, NM
ZIP code 88220	17 mi	Carlsbad, NM
ZIP code 88221	21 mi	Carlsbad, NM
ZIP code 88250	25 mi	Hope, NM
ZIP code 88253	25 mi	Lake Arthur, NM
ZIP code 88255	26 mi	Loco Hills, NM
ZIP code 88256	30 mi	Loving, 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 88254, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88254. 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.