Lemitar is a community in Socorro County, New Mexico, home to about 316 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87823, and parts of 87801 are in Lemitar too.
Mostly Lemitar
Mostly Socorro; part is in Lemitar
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)65 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ300 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lemitar; 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.
Lemitar had 346 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.
It’s the 302nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Socorro County grew from 12,195 residents in 1900 to 16,595 in 2020.
Socorro County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 10 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Socorro, NM weather station (5 miles away).
2,772 jobs at 221 businesses in Socorro County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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 Socorro, Luis Lopez and Escondida.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.