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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lee Acres. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lee Acres
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Durango 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.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
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.
San Juan County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bloomfield Early Childhood CenterBloomfield
Pre-K–K
236
Public
8.1 mi
Farmington Preschool Academy WestFarmington
Pre-K
153
Public
4.7 mi
Animas ElementaryFarmington
K–5
345
Public
3.1 mi
Apache ElementaryFarmington
K–5
375
Public
5.3 mi
Bluffview ElementaryFarmington
K–5
355
Public
3.4 mi
Country Club ElementaryFarmington
K–5
530
Public
3.7 mi
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community SchoolBloomfield
K–8
143
Public
27.9 mi
Esperanza ElementaryFarmington
K–5
469
Public
1.7 mi
Hanaa'dli Community SchoolBloomfield
K
16
Public
20.2 mi
Ladera Del Norte ElementaryFarmington
K–5
504
Public
5.1 mi
Mccormick ElementaryFarmington
K–5
426
Public
4.2 mi
Mckinley ElementaryFarmington
K–5
438
Public
4.6 mi
Mesa Verde ElementaryFarmington
K–5
445
Public
3.7 mi
Northeast ElementaryFarmington
K–6
502
Public
4.3 mi
Blanco ElementaryBloomfield
1–6
138
Public
15.8 mi
Central PrimaryBloomfield
1–3
433
Public
7.5 mi
Naaba Ani ElementaryBloomfield
4–6
405
Public
7.5 mi
Heights Middle SchoolFarmington
6–8
660
Public
3.6 mi
Hermosa Middle SchoolFarmington
6–8
622
Public
4.3 mi
Mesa View Middle SchoolFarmington
6–8
461
Public
1.8 mi
Rocinante HighFarmington
6–12
133
Alternative Education
3.4 mi
Tibbetts Middle SchoolFarmington
6–8
652
Public
8.0 mi
Mesa Alta Jr. HighBloomfield
7–8
316
Public
6.4 mi
Bloomfield HighBloomfield
9–12
764
Public
7.8 mi
Charlie Y. Brown AltBloomfield
9–12
95
Alternative Education
7.5 mi
Farmington HighFarmington
9–12
1,747
Public
5.1 mi
Navajo Preparatory SchoolFarmington
9–12
297
Public
6.1 mi
Private schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Acts Christian AcademyFarmington
Pre-K–8
66
Church of the Nazarene
4.1 mi
Grace Baptist AcademyFarmington
Pre-K–12
114
Baptist
4.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolFarmington
Pre-K–8
104
Roman Catholic
4.9 mi
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community Grant SchoolBloomfield
K–8
140
Nonsectarian
27.9 mi
Faith Christian AcademyFarmington
K–12
42
Baptist
4.8 mi
Farmington Mennonite SchoolFarmington
1–9
43
Mennonite
1.6 mi
Navajo Preparatory SchoolFarmington
9–12
282
Nonsectarian
6.1 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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