ZIP Code 88263

ZIP code 88263, which takes in Artesia, sits in middle-income territory with a per-capita income of $34,252. The county-level property tax rate of 0.52% is gentle on homeowners, and a combined sales tax of 4.88% keeps day-to-day purchases from being squeezed too hard. Together these figures point to a place where earnings are steady rather than high, and the tax structure doesn't take an outsized bite out of them. Households here keep a decent share of what they earn, with neither property nor sales taxes pressing heavily on the local economy.