Arenas Valley, New Mexico

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Arenas Valley, New Mexico
Arenas Valley is located in New Mexico
Arenas Valley
Arenas Valley
Coordinates: 32°47′38″N 108°11′03″W / 32.79389°N 108.18417°W / 32.79389; -108.18417Coordinates: 32°47′38″N 108°11′03″W / 32.79389°N 108.18417°W / 32.79389; -108.18417
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGrant
Area
 • Total4.072 sq mi (10.55 km2)
 • Land4.072 sq mi (10.55 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
6,138 ft (1,871 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total1,522
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88022
Area code(s)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]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "Arenas Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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.


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