ZIP Code 88316

88316 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Capitan, Lincoln County.

City: Capitan
County: Lincoln County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 883xx

Where this code sits

88316 is part of the 883xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Capitan.

Capitan New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88316 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88316

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88316.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88323	4.4 mi	Fort Stanton, NM
ZIP code 88338	9.8 mi	Lincoln, NM
ZIP code 88341	11 mi	Nogal, NM
ZIP code 88312	12 mi	Alto, NM
ZIP code 88324	13 mi	Glencoe, NM
ZIP code 88346	14 mi	Ruidoso Downs, NM
ZIP code 88348	16 mi	San Patricio, NM
ZIP code 88345	16 mi	Ruidoso, 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 88316, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88316. 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.