Cobre is a community in Grant County, New Mexico across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88023.
Homes sold for a median of $85 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Bayard; part is in Cobre
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cobre. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)122 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Grant County Airport (SVC)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ236 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cobre; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cobre had 17 residents in the 2020 census, down 56% since 2010.
Grant County grew from 12,883 residents in 1900 to 28,185 in 2020.
Grant County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 16.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Bayard, NM weather station (3 miles away).
5,976 jobs at 533 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cobre.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Cobre. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayard ElementaryBayard | Pre-K–5 | 156 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Snell MiddleBayard | 6–8 | 201 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Cobre HighBayard | 9–12 | 257 | Public | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bayard.
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