ZIP Code 88256

88256 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Loving, Eddy County.

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

Where this code sits

88256 is part of the 882xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Loving.

Loving New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88263	6.6 mi	Malaga, NM
ZIP code 88221	13 mi	Carlsbad, NM
ZIP code 88220	13 mi	Carlsbad, NM
ZIP code 88268	18 mi	Whites City, NM
ZIP code 88254	30 mi	Lakewood, NM
ZIP code 79770	30 mi	Orla, TX
ZIP code 88211	36 mi	Artesia, NM
ZIP code 88255	38 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 88256, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88256. 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.