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
Census-designated place
Arenas Valley
Arenas Valley
Coordinates: 32°46′35″N 108°12′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGrant
Area
[1]
 • Total4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2)
 • Land4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
6,053 ft (1,845 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • 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 ID2584051[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,291—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arenas Valley, New Mexico
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  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.


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