Las Palomas is a community in Sierra County, New Mexico, home to about 304 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87942.
Mostly Las Palomas; also Williamsburg
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)105 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Grant County Airport (SVC)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ279 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Las Palomas; 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.
Las Palomas had 196 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2010.
It’s the 307th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Sierra County grew from 3,158 residents in 1900 to 11,576 in 2020.
Sierra County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 10.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Truth Or Consequences, NM weather station (4 miles away).
2,180 jobs at 222 businesses in Sierra County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Las Palomas.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Williamsburg.
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