Socorro, New Mexico

Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico
City
	Socorro aerial view
	Location of Socorro in Socorro County, New Mexico
	Socorro, New Mexico Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°03′05″N 106°53′18″W / 34.05139°N 106.88833°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Socorro
Government
• Mayor	Ravi Bhasker
Area
• Total	14.46 sq mi (37.46 km2)
• Land	14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	4,675 ft (1,425 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,707
• Density	602.39/sq mi (232.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87801
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-73540
GNIS feature ID	2411919
Website	www.socorronm.gov

Socorro (/səˈkɔːroʊ/, sə-KOR-oh) is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707.^[5] It is the county seat of Socorro County.^[6] Socorro is located 74 miles (119 km) south of Albuquerque and 146 miles (235 km) north of Las Cruces.

The instruments used by the LINEAR program are located at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site (ETS) on the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) near Socorro, New Mexico.

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^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Socorro, New Mexico
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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.