Fairacres is a community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, home to about 616 people across 2.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88005 and 88007.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Las Cruces; part is in Fairacres
Mostly Las Cruces; part is in Fairacres
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fairacres. 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)43 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ318 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairacres; 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.
Fairacres had 720 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2010.
It’s the 214th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Doña Ana County grew from 10,187 residents in 1900 to 219,561 in 2020.
Doña Ana County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 9.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, State Univ, NM weather station (4 miles away).
55,834 jobs at 3,798 businesses in Doña Ana County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
518 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairacres’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 33 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 29 |
| Dentists | 35 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 65 |
| Mental health providers | 294 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 48 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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 Las Cruces, J Paul Taylor Academy, Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 331 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Central ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 182 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Columbia ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 182 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| East Picacho ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 460 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Fairacres ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 405 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Jornada ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 429 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Mac Arthur ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 335 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Mesilla ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 324 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Mesilla Park ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 311 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Tombaugh ElementaryLas Cruces | Pre-K–5 | 565 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| J Paul Taylor AcademyLas Cruces | K–8 | 200 | Charter | 1.2 mi |
| Raices Del Saber Xinachtli CommunityLas Cruces | K–5 | 122 | Charter | 0.5 mi |
| La Academia Dolores HuertaLas Cruces | 6–8 | — | Charter | 3.8 mi |
| Vista MiddleLas Cruces | 6–8 | 574 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Zia MiddleLas Cruces | 6–8 | 616 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Alma D'Arte CharterLas Cruces | 9–12 | 63 | Charter | 1.3 mi |
| Mayfield HighLas Cruces | 9–12 | 1,327 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces Catholic SchoolLas Cruces | Pre-K–8 | 274 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| Las Cruces Seventh-Day Adventist AcademyLas Cruces | K–7 | 12 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.4 mi |
| Mission AcademyLas Cruces | K–12 | 79 | Nonsectarian | 2.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Las Cruces, San Ysidro, Picacho Hills, Radium Springs, Mesilla, Doña Ana and San Pablo.
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