Arenas Valley, New Mexico

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]

Arenas Valley, New Mexico
Arenas Valley is located in New Mexico
Arenas Valley
Arenas Valley
Arenas Valley is located in the United States
Arenas Valley
Arenas Valley
Coordinates: 32°47′38″N 108°11′03″W / 32.79389°N 108.18417°W / 32.79389; -108.18417
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGrant
Area
 • 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
 • Total1,291
 • Density317.43/sq mi (122.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88022
Area code575
GNIS feature ID903269[3]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,291
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 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 February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. 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.