Arenas Valley, New Mexico

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Arenas Valley, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Arenas Valley
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Arenas Valley
Coordinates: 32°47′38″N108°11′03″W / 32.79389°N 108.18417°W / 32.79389; -108.18417 Coordinates: 32°47′38″N108°11′03″W / 32.79389°N 108.18417°W / 32.79389; -108.18417
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Grant
Area
[1]
 • Total4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2)
 • Land4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,138 ft (1,871 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,291
 • Density317.43/sq mi (122.57/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88022
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID903269 [3]

Arenas Valley is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,522 as of the 2010 census. Arenas Valley had a post office from December 20, 1944, to April 20, 1987; it still has its own ZIP code, 88022. [4] [5] It was named because it was in the valley of the Rio de Arenas. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 1,291—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Arenas Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 21. ISBN   0826316891.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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