| City: | Fairacres, New Mexico |
| Names to Avoid: | Old Picacho |
| County: | Dona Ana County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:26:19 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.1647, -107.0849 |
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Fairacres sits in Dona Ana County in southern New Mexico, covering about 31 square miles of high desert north of Las Cruces. The community is sometimes called Old Picacho, though USPS doesn't accept that name for mailing. It's a PO Box Only Zone, meaning there's no alternative to picking up mail at the post office.
The Fairacres post office maintains 513 PO Boxes. With no Census population data for this ZCTA and just one single-family delivery point on record, nearly everyone here relies on a box. Eight local businesses employ 59 workers, giving the area a small commercial presence despite its rural character.
Mail delivery follows an unusual pattern. Despite the PO Box classification, USPS runs both a city carrier route and a rural route from this office. All 88 ZIP+4 street records point to W Picacho Ave, the road where the post office sits. This single street handles both the PO Box street addressing and what limited delivery exists.
Fairacres functions as a small-town hub for the surrounding agricultural and semi-rural area. Residents from nearby unincorporated communities likely use this post office as their mail access point. The 513 boxes suggest a service area larger than just the immediate community.
W Picacho Ave is the only street in the ZIP+4 data, serving as the post office location and PO Box street addressing point.
Insufficient data for educational attainment. Insufficient data for health insurance coverage. Insufficient data for poverty. Insufficient data for school enrollment.
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| Less than 9th grade: | 0 | 0% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: | 0 | 0% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency): | 0 | 0% |
| Some college, no degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Associate's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| High school or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Private Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Public Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| No Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Has Health Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Group | 2011 | 2102 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of People in Poverty | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Note: Counts of Families & People in poverty are not published at the ZIP Code level due to small sample sizes. Percentages shown are survey estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). They may differ from official poverty statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau defines poverty status by comparing a family's or individual's total income with federal poverty thresholds that vary by family size and composition.
| Nursery School, Preschool: | 0 | 0% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8): | 0 | 0% |
| High school (grades 9-12): | 0 | 0% |
| College or graduate school: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Early Childhood: | 0 | 0% |
| K-12 (Primary & Secondary School): | 0 | 0% |
ZIP Code 88033 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 64 people with an annual payroll of $2,682,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 621Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $643,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,682,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 64Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 88033 is located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, within the Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29740) and New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 209,233 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 88033. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Las Cruces, NMSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 209,233Source: Census |
| MSA: | Las Cruces, NM MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 71739.49 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3525590Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fairacres CDP; New MexicoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 88033 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.