Town guide

Lee Acres, New Mexico

Lee Acres is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to about 4,272 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87401 and 87413.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population4,272414 per sq mi
Median home value$187,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lee Acres

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lee Acres

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)144 miles away
Closer regional airportDurango La Plata County Airport (DRO)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Albuquerque, NM139 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ313 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lee Acres; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population over time

Lee Acres had 4,170 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2010.

It’s the 52nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.

San Juan County grew from 4,828 residents in 1900 to 121,661 in 2020.

Lee Acres population by census2010: 5,858, 2020: 4,1705,85820104,1702020

San Juan County, 1900–2020

San Juan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,828, 1910: 8,504, 1920: 8,333, 1930: 14,701, 1940: 17,115, 1950: 18,292, 1960: 53,306, 1970: 52,517, 1980: 81,433, 1990: 91,605, 2000: 113,801, 2010: 130,044, 2020: 121,6615K’00’108K’20’3017K’40’5053K’60’7081K’80’90114K’00’10122K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 7.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lee AcresJan: high 43°F, low 19°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 24°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 30°F, 0.6 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 35°F, 0.6 in; May: high 77°F, low 44°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 61°F, 0.6 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 60°F, 0.8 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 51°F, 1.1 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 38°F, 0.8 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 27°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 19°F, 0.6 in43°19°Jan0.750°24°Feb0.760°30°Mar0.667°35°Apr0.677°44°May0.589°53°Jun0.293°61°Jul0.690°60°Aug0.882°51°Sep1.169°38°Oct0.855°27°Nov0.743°19°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmington Rgnl Ap, NM weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in San Juan County

35,168 jobs at 2,475 businesses in San Juan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in San Juan CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,801 jobs; Retail trade: 6,032 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,917 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 2,886 jobs; Construction: 2,385 jobs; Other services: 1,829 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,376 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,293 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 14% Mining, oil and gas 8% Construction 7% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 4% Manufacturing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

788 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lee Acres’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • San Juan Regional Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Farmington5.4 miles
  • Northern Navajo Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shiprock34.6 miles
  • Animas Surgical Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · Durango38.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors76
Specialist doctors150
Dentists62
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants149
Mental health providers255
Physical and occupational therapists65
Optometrists12
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies11

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.

Places in and around Lee Acres

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Dustin Masonic Memorial Park · 20 acres2.0 mi

Grocery stores

  • Safeway2.9 mi
  • Albertsons3.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.4 mi
  • Natural Grocers4.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens4.6 mi

Libraries

  • Farmington Public Library3.8 mi

Museums

  • Bolack Museum of Fish and Wildlife2.6 mi
  • Bolack Electromechanical Museum2.7 mi
  • Farmington Museum2.8 mi
  • E3 Children's Museum & Science Center4.8 mi
  • Museum Of Navajo Art & Culture5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Henderson Performance Hall4.1 mi
  • Gatsch Theatre/Central Classrooms4.2 mi
  • Lions Wilderness Amphitheatre4.4 mi
  • Artifacts 3024.8 mi
  • Farmington Indian Center4.9 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Schools in Lee Acres

Public schools here are run by Bloomfield, Farmington, Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (27)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bloomfield Early Childhood CenterBloomfieldPre-K–K236Public8.1 mi
Farmington Preschool Academy WestFarmingtonPre-K153Public4.7 mi
Animas ElementaryFarmingtonK–5345Public3.1 mi
Apache ElementaryFarmingtonK–5375Public5.3 mi
Bluffview ElementaryFarmingtonK–5355Public3.4 mi
Country Club ElementaryFarmingtonK–5530Public3.7 mi
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community SchoolBloomfieldK–8143Public27.9 mi
Esperanza ElementaryFarmingtonK–5469Public1.7 mi
Hanaa'dli Community SchoolBloomfieldK16Public20.2 mi
Ladera Del Norte ElementaryFarmingtonK–5504Public5.1 mi
Mccormick ElementaryFarmingtonK–5426Public4.2 mi
Mckinley ElementaryFarmingtonK–5438Public4.6 mi
Mesa Verde ElementaryFarmingtonK–5445Public3.7 mi
Northeast ElementaryFarmingtonK–6502Public4.3 mi
Blanco ElementaryBloomfield1–6138Public15.8 mi
Central PrimaryBloomfield1–3433Public7.5 mi
Naaba Ani ElementaryBloomfield4–6405Public7.5 mi
Heights Middle SchoolFarmington6–8660Public3.6 mi
Hermosa Middle SchoolFarmington6–8622Public4.3 mi
Mesa View Middle SchoolFarmington6–8461Public1.8 mi
Rocinante HighFarmington6–12133Alternative Education3.4 mi
Tibbetts Middle SchoolFarmington6–8652Public8.0 mi
Mesa Alta Jr. HighBloomfield7–8316Public6.4 mi
Bloomfield HighBloomfield9–12764Public7.8 mi
Charlie Y. Brown AltBloomfield9–1295Alternative Education7.5 mi
Farmington HighFarmington9–121,747Public5.1 mi
Navajo Preparatory SchoolFarmington9–12297Public6.1 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Acts Christian AcademyFarmingtonPre-K–866Church of the Nazarene4.1 mi
Grace Baptist AcademyFarmingtonPre-K–12114Baptist4.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolFarmingtonPre-K–8104Roman Catholic4.9 mi
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community Grant SchoolBloomfieldK–8140Nonsectarian27.9 mi
Faith Christian AcademyFarmingtonK–1242Baptist4.8 mi
Farmington Mennonite SchoolFarmington1–943Mennonite1.6 mi
Navajo Preparatory SchoolFarmington9–12282Nonsectarian6.1 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 Farmington, Bloomfield, Crouch Mesa, West Hammond, Angustura, La Plata, Napi Headquarters, Totah Vista and Blanco.

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