Do\u00f1a Ana County is a county in New Mexico, United States, along the Rio Grande in the south-central part of the state, on the border with Texas and Mexico. It had a population of 219,561 at the 2020 census, making it New Mexico’s second most populous county, and covers 3,814 square miles (9,880 km2) centred near 32\u00b018\u203244\u2033N 106\u00b046\u203242\u2033W.<\/p>\n
Las Cruces is the county seat, New Mexico’s second-largest city, and its postal code is 88001. The county holds five incorporated municipalities and dozens of unincorporated communities. It observes Mountain Time.<\/p>\n
Do\u00f1a Ana County has five incorporated places — three cities, one town and one village — plus a large number of unincorporated communities scattered across the Mesilla Valley and the surrounding desert. In the table below, CDP marks a Census-designated place and Unincorp. marks a smaller unincorporated locality with no separate census designation.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 111,385<\/td>\n | 88001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Anthony<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunland Park<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mesilla<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hatch<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 87937<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chaparral<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88081<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Do\u00f1a Ana<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairacres<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| La Mesa<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| La Union<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mesquite<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Organ<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Picacho Hills<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Radium Springs<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rincon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 87940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Santa Teresa<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| University Park<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vado<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88072<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berino<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chamberino<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mesilla Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 88047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 87941<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 87936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leasburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Selden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| La Union Vieja<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Afton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Anapra<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Angostura<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boyd<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Butterfield Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chappel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| El Ojito<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Four Points<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grama<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hacienda Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hockett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kenzin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lanark<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lizard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Malpais<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mastodon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Noria<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orange<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Picacho<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Placitas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Potrillo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pronto<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rodey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rutter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| San Miguel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| San Pablo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| San Ysidro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Santo Tomas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spaceport City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strauss<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tonuco<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tortugas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vevay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Sands<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n A handful of these localities straddle the county line or blur into a neighbor: Chaparral spills east into Otero County, and Santa Teresa and Sunland Park sit against the El Paso, Texas metro area. The old list’s duplicate “Tortugas” entry has been merged into one row.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller unincorporated localities such as Aden, Afton, Angostura, Boyd, Hockett, Lanark, Malpais and Strauss have no post office of their own and are served by the nearest listed ZIP code.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nDo\u00f1a Ana County spans the Mesilla Valley along the Rio Grande, flanked by the Organ Mountains and the Robledo and Do\u00f1a Ana Mountains to the east and north, with the desert basins of the Chihuahuan Desert extending west and south toward the international border. The river valley itself is the county’s main farmland, irrigated for pecans, chile and cotton.<\/p>\n Do\u00f1a Ana County borders Luna County to the west (Luna County<\/a>), Sierra County to the north (Sierra County<\/a>), and Otero County to the east (Otero County<\/a>). It also borders El Paso County, Texas to the southeast, and Chihuahua, Mexico, to the south along the international boundary.<\/p>\n Do\u00f1a Ana County’s population was 219,561 at the 2020 census, the second-highest total among New Mexico’s 33 counties. Las Cruces, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by Sunland Park along the Texas border. The county’s median household income runs well below the New Mexico median of $62,268, reflecting its large agricultural workforce and border-region economy. Population density is roughly 58 people per square mile, concentrated heavily along the Rio Grande corridor around Las Cruces.<\/p>\n New Mexico State University, headquartered in Las Cruces, is the county’s largest single employer and anchors a research and agricultural-extension economy alongside the city’s hospital systems and Las Cruces Public Schools. White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, both nearby, employ a large share of county residents in defense and support roles, and Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, sits at the county’s northern edge. The Mesilla Valley remains a major producer of pecans, chile peppers, onions and cotton, and the county hosts the annual Hatch Chile Festival and the Las Cruces Whole Enchilada Fiesta.<\/p>\n Do\u00f1a Ana County is one of New Mexico’s original counties, organized in 1852 shortly after the Mexican Cession. It is named for Do\u00f1a Ana Robledo, an early Spanish colonial settler said to have died in the area in 1680 while fleeing the Pueblo Revolt. The historic village of Mesilla, once the county seat, briefly served as capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona during the Civil War, and the county’s boundaries were redrawn several times in the late 1800s as neighboring counties were carved from its original, much larger territory.<\/p>\n Interstate 10 crosses the county east–west through Las Cruces and Sunland Park, and Interstate 25 runs north from Las Cruces toward Albuquerque. US Routes 70 and 85 also serve the county.<\/p>\n Las Cruces International Airport handles general aviation; the nearest major commercial airport is El Paso International Airport, about 45 miles southeast.<\/p>\n Where is Do\u00f1a Ana County, New Mexico?<\/strong> What is the population of Do\u00f1a Ana County?<\/strong> How big is Do\u00f1a Ana County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Do\u00f1a Ana County?<\/strong> How many towns and villages are in Do\u00f1a Ana County?<\/strong> |