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Otero County, New Mexico

Otero County, New Mexico, has 70,368 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alamogordo. It uses Mountain Time and covers 6,613 sq mi (17,126 km²) of land.

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Otero County in New Mexico
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Otero County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
70,368
Land area
6,613 sq mi (17,126 km²)
County seat or government
Alamogordo
Time zone
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
Median household income
$55,876 ± $2,502
Median home value
$162,700 ± $7,486
Median rent, with utilities
$962 ± $61
Homes lived in by their owners
67% ± 2.4 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Alamogordo, NM micro areaCentral county
Water area
14.3 sq mi (36.9 km²)
State
New Mexico
County code (FIPS)
35035
Coordinates (central point)
32.615599, -105.751308
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Otero County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Mountain TimeAmerica/DenverUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 8831036,983 people
  2. 8808119,663 people
  3. 883304,433 people
  4. 883524,124 people
  5. 883403,590 people
  6. 883172,077 people
  7. 883371,859 people
  8. 883251,370 people
  9. 88339603 people
  10. 88311493 people
  11. 88350479 people
  12. 88347246 people
All 18
  1. 79837113 people
  2. 8834444 people
  3. 8835429 people
  4. 8831410 people
  5. 883429 people
  6. 883490 people

18 ZIP Code areas overlap Otero County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Otero County, largest first

  1. Gadsden Independent Schools68,400 people
  2. Alamogordo Public Schools45,322 people
  3. Tularosa Municipal Schools7,549 people
  4. Cloudcroft Municipal Schools3,422 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Otero County, largest first

  1. Mescalero Reservation3,590 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Alamogordo, New Mexico (city)31,307 people
  2. Chaparral, New Mexico (CDP)18,186 people
  3. Holloman AFB, New Mexico (CDP)4,433 people
  4. Tularosa, New Mexico (village)2,597 people
  5. Boles Acres, New Mexico (CDP)1,848 people
  6. La Luz, New Mexico (CDP)1,797 people
  7. High Rolls, New Mexico (CDP)1,313 people
  8. Mescalero, New Mexico (CDP)832 people
  9. Cloudcroft, New Mexico (village)630 people
  10. Timberon, New Mexico (CDP)479 people
  11. Twin Forks, New Mexico (CDP)310 people
  12. Sacramento, New Mexico (CDP)246 people
All 17
  1. Mayhill, New Mexico (CDP)38 people
  2. Bent, New Mexico (CDP)10 people
  3. Orogrande, New Mexico (CDP)9 people
  4. Pinon, New Mexico (CDP)0 people
  5. Weed, New Mexico (CDP)0 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. El Paso County, Texas65 mi southwest
  2. Doña Ana County, New Mexico66 mi west
  3. Lincoln County, New Mexico80 mi north
  4. Hudspeth County, Texas83 mi south
  5. Eddy County, New Mexico85 mi east
  6. Sierra County, New Mexico90 mi northwest
  7. Chaves County, New Mexico90 mi northeast
  8. Culberson County, Texas108 mi southeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.