| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 3 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 432 / 575 / 806 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 41,557 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48165 |
| CBSA: | Hobbs, NM |
| Land Area: | 4,796 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.6320, -103.6451 |
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73,733 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 4,796 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 66,876 to 72,628 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.6% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88242 (Hobbs, $90,000 median) and poorest ZIP 88231 (Eunice, $51,417) are 27.9 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $97,600 in 88252 (Jal) to $261,400 in 88265 (Monument).
Density varies 12421× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 88267 (Tatum) to 20,312 in 88244 (Hobbs).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.7% bachelor's+ in 88244 (Hobbs) to 22.1% in 88267 (Tatum) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #13 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #14 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 88244Lea County Correctional Fac .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,401 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,870 of 44,215 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88240 | Hobbs | Standard | 41,557 | $63,270 | 640.6 | 10.4% |
| 88260 | Lovington | Standard | 15,160 | $75,476 | 857.4 | 1.9% |
| 88242 | Hobbs | Standard | 8,472 | $90,000 | 78.6 | 13.6% |
| 88231 | Eunice | PO Box | 3,255 | $51,417 | 324.0 | -1.1% |
| 88252 | Jal | Standard | 2,364 | — | 1,228.0 | 6.7% |
| 88267 | Tatum | Standard | 1,347 | $52,250 | 823.7 | 19.4% |
| 88244 | Hobbs | Unique | 1,105 | — | 0.1 | — |
| 88265 | Monument | Standard | 432 | — | 91.1 | 77.0% |
| 88262 | Mcdonald | PO Box | 20 | — | 93.6 | 150.0% |
| 88114 | Crossroads | Standard | 12 | — | 250.7 | -25.0% |
| 88264 | Maljamar | Standard | 9 | — | 291.6 | — |
| 88241 | Hobbs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88213 | Caprock | Standard | — | — | 117.0 | — |