Alamogordo, New Mexico

Alamogordo, New Mexico
City
Downtown Alamogordo, looking west on 10th Street; Jim Griggs Sports Complex; Shops on New York Avenue; Water Tower looking east on Tenth Street; Kids' Kingdom Park; View of Alamogordo from Thunder Road
Location in New Mexico
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Coordinates: 32°51′22″N 105°58′28″W / 32.85611°N 105.97444°W / 32.85611; -105.97444[3]
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Otero[1][2]
Founded	1898
Incorporated	1912
Named for	álamo gordo, Spanish for "fat cottonwood"
Government
• Type	Commission–manager
Area [4]
• Total	21.58 sq mi (55.90 km2)
• Land	21.57 sq mi (55.87 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [3]	4,330 ft (1,320 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	30,898
• Density	1,444.5/sq mi (557.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
ZIP codes[6]	88310, 88311 (PO Box)
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-01780
GNIS feature ID	2409672[3]
Website	ci.alamogordo.nm.us

Alamogordo /ˌæləməˈɡɔːrdoʊ/ is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 30,898 as of the 2020 census.^[5]

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamogordo, New Mexico
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "QuickFacts: Alamogordo city, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.