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°47′38″N 108°11′03″W
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
 • 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]

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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