New Mexico: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

New Mexico uses Mountain Time.

New Mexico in the United States
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in JulyAll of New MexicoAmerica/Denver
AlbuquerqueLas CrucesRio RanchoSanta FeRoswell
New Mexico and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
2,125,498
Land area
121,313 sq mi (314,199 km²)
Water area
281 sq mi (727 km²)
State FIPS code
35
Coordinates (central point)
34.434684, -106.131618

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in New Mexico, largest first

4 metro areas and 13 micro areas have counties in New Mexico. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area925,279 people
  2. Las Cruces, NM Metro Area229,091 people
  3. Santa Fe, NM Metro Area156,907 people
  4. Farmington, NM Metro Area120,340 people
  5. Hobbs, NM Micro Area74,749 people
  6. Alamogordo, NM Micro Area70,368 people
  7. Gallup, NM Micro Area68,119 people
  8. Clovis, NM Micro Area65,270 people
  9. Roswell, NM Micro Area63,364 people
  10. Carlsbad-Artesia, NM Micro Area62,509 people
  11. Española, NM Micro Area39,832 people
  12. Taos, NM Micro Area34,564 people
All 17
  1. Las Vegas, NM Micro Area30,311 people
  2. Silver City, NM Micro Area27,252 people
  3. Deming, NM Micro Area25,407 people
  4. Ruidoso, NM Micro Area19,844 people
  5. Los Alamos, NM Micro Area19,407 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Tribal areas in New Mexico, largest first

  1. Navajo Nation Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land161,008 people
  2. Santa Clara Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land11,709 people
  3. Zuni Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land7,144 people
  4. Ohkay Owingeh6,434 people
  5. Sandia Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land4,847 people
  6. Taos Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land4,761 people
  7. Isleta Pueblo4,523 people
  8. Pueblo of Pojoaque and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,760 people
  9. Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,626 people
  10. Acoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,605 people
  11. Mescalero Reservation3,590 people
  12. Santo Domingo Pueblo3,546 people
All 26
  1. San Felipe Pueblo3,518 people
  2. Laguna Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,227 people
  3. Jemez Pueblo2,220 people
  4. San Ildefonso Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land2,165 people
  5. Nambe Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,944 people
  6. Picuris Pueblo1,929 people
  7. Pueblo de Cochiti1,704 people
  8. Ute Mountain Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,513 people
  9. Santa Ana Pueblo1,026 people
  10. Tesuque Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,013 people
  11. Zia Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land770 people
  12. Fort Sill Apache Indian Reservation0 people
  13. San Felipe Pueblo/Santa Ana Pueblo joint-use area0 people
  14. San Felipe Pueblo/Santo Domingo Pueblo joint-use area0 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.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

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

  1. Bernalillo County, New Mexico667,601 people
  2. Doña Ana County, New Mexico229,091 people
  3. Sandoval County, New Mexico159,565 people
  4. Santa Fe County, New Mexico156,907 people
  5. San Juan County, New Mexico120,340 people
  6. Valencia County, New Mexico82,013 people
  7. Lea County, New Mexico74,749 people
  8. Otero County, New Mexico70,368 people
  9. McKinley County, New Mexico68,119 people
  10. Chaves County, New Mexico63,364 people
  11. Eddy County, New Mexico62,509 people
  12. Curry County, New Mexico46,655 people
All 33
  1. Rio Arriba County, New Mexico39,832 people
  2. Taos County, New Mexico34,564 people
  3. Grant County, New Mexico27,252 people
  4. Cibola County, New Mexico26,807 people
  5. San Miguel County, New Mexico26,260 people
  6. Luna County, New Mexico25,407 people
  7. Lincoln County, New Mexico19,844 people
  8. Los Alamos County, New Mexico19,407 people
  9. Roosevelt County, New Mexico18,615 people
  10. Torrance County, New Mexico16,100 people
  11. Socorro County, New Mexico15,838 people
  12. Colfax County, New Mexico12,184 people
  13. Sierra County, New Mexico11,395 people
  14. Quay County, New Mexico8,454 people
  15. Guadalupe County, New Mexico4,343 people
  16. Mora County, New Mexico4,051 people
  17. Hidalgo County, New Mexico3,929 people
  18. Union County, New Mexico3,844 people

See all 33 counties and equivalents in New Mexico, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. Albuquerque, New Mexico (city)562,218 people
  2. Las Cruces, New Mexico (city)114,197 people
  3. Rio Rancho, New Mexico (city)108,515 people
  4. Santa Fe, New Mexico (city)89,019 people
  5. Roswell, New Mexico (city)47,638 people
  6. Farmington, New Mexico (city)46,314 people
  7. Hobbs, New Mexico (city)40,252 people
  8. Clovis, New Mexico (city)37,942 people
  9. South Valley, New Mexico (CDP)37,120 people
  10. Carlsbad, New Mexico (city)31,746 people
  11. Alamogordo, New Mexico (city)31,307 people
  12. Gallup, New Mexico (city)21,023 people
All 528
  1. Los Lunas, New Mexico (village)18,618 people
  2. Chaparral, New Mexico (CDP)18,186 people
  3. Sunland Park, New Mexico (city)17,463 people
  4. Deming, New Mexico (city)15,221 people
  5. Los Alamos, New Mexico (CDP)13,317 people
  6. Las Vegas, New Mexico (city)13,000 people
  7. Artesia, New Mexico (city)12,576 people
  8. Portales, New Mexico (city)11,968 people
  9. Lovington, New Mexico (city)11,498 people
  10. Española, New Mexico (city)10,473 people
  11. North Valley, New Mexico (CDP)10,455 people
  12. Silver City, New Mexico (town)9,536 people
  13. Bernalillo, New Mexico (town)9,086 people
  14. Grants, New Mexico (city)8,951 people
  15. Anthony, New Mexico (city)8,767 people
  16. Corrales, New Mexico (village)8,555 people
  17. Socorro, New Mexico (city)8,481 people
  18. Ruidoso, New Mexico (village)7,699 people

See all 528 cities, towns and communities in New Mexico, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

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

  1. ZIP 8712175,510 people
  2. ZIP 8711470,117 people
  3. ZIP 8712066,097 people
  4. ZIP 8712458,499 people
  5. ZIP 8711157,085 people
  6. ZIP 8710554,367 people
  7. ZIP 8714451,837 people
  8. ZIP 8750751,386 people
  9. ZIP 8703147,514 people
  10. ZIP 8740145,229 people
  11. ZIP 8810144,846 people
  12. ZIP 8711244,250 people
All 379
  1. ZIP 8712342,252 people
  2. ZIP 8824041,557 people
  3. ZIP 8822039,828 people
  4. ZIP 8711039,685 people
  5. ZIP 8710939,324 people
  6. ZIP 8800137,690 people
  7. ZIP 8831036,983 people
  8. ZIP 8710836,331 people
  9. ZIP 8801233,158 people
  10. ZIP 8801133,064 people
  11. ZIP 8750532,092 people
  12. ZIP 8820328,753 people
  13. ZIP 8710727,566 people
  14. ZIP 8820127,524 people
  15. ZIP 8800527,509 people
  16. ZIP 8710626,953 people
  17. ZIP 8800726,254 people
  18. ZIP 8803024,413 people

See all 379 ZIP Code areas in New Mexico, largest first

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