ZIP Code 88340

88340 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Mescalero, Otero County.

City: Mescalero
County: Otero County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 883xx

Where this code sits

88340 is part of the 883xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Mescalero.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 88340 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 88340

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 88340.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 88314	7.0 mi	Bent, NM
ZIP code 88355	9.2 mi	Ruidoso, NM
ZIP code 88345	12 mi	Ruidoso, NM
ZIP code 88312	16 mi	Alto, NM
ZIP code 88346	17 mi	Ruidoso Downs, NM
ZIP code 88352	17 mi	Tularosa, NM
ZIP code 88325	19 mi	High Rolls Mountain Park, NM
ZIP code 88337	20 mi	La Luz, 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 88340, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 88340. 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.