Town guide

Luis Lopez, New Mexico

Luis Lopez is a community in Socorro County, New Mexico, home to about 53 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87801.

Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population5398 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$145Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Luis Lopez

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Luis Lopez. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Luis Lopez

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)70 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Albuquerque, NM74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ300 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Luis Lopez; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Luis Lopez

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

Luis Lopez had 66 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2010.

It’s the 449th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.

Socorro County grew from 12,195 residents in 1900 to 16,595 in 2020.

Luis Lopez population by census2010: 107, 2020: 661072010662020

Socorro County, 1900–2020

Socorro County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,195, 1910: 14,761, 1920: 14,061, 1930: 9,611, 1940: 11,422, 1950: 9,670, 1960: 10,168, 1970: 9,763, 1980: 12,566, 1990: 14,764, 2000: 18,078, 2010: 17,866, 2020: 16,59512K’00’1014K’20’3011K’40’5010K’60’7013K’80’9018K’00’1017K’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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 10 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Luis LopezJan: high 52°F, low 23°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 28°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 34°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 75°F, low 41°F, 0.3 in; May: high 83°F, low 49°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 57°F, 0.4 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 63°F, 2.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 61°F, 2.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 53°F, 1.3 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 42°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 31°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 24°F, 0.6 in52°23°Jan0.359°28°Feb0.367°34°Mar0.575°41°Apr0.383°49°May0.491°57°Jun0.492°63°Jul2.489°61°Aug2.184°53°Sep1.373°42°Oct0.961°31°Nov0.551°24°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Socorro, NM weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Socorro County

2,772 jobs at 221 businesses in Socorro County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Socorro CountyHealth care and social assistance: 832 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 544 jobs; Retail trade: 445 jobs; Educational services: 240 jobs; Professional services: 223 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 77 jobs; Finance and insurance: 74 jobs; Other services: 67 jobsHealth care and social assistance 30% Hotels and restaurants 20% Retail trade 16% Educational services 9% Professional services 8% Transportation and warehousing 3% Finance and insurance 3% Other services 2%

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

Health care

103 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Luis Lopez.

Nearest hospitals

  • Socorro General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Socorro1.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors8
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers34
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies4

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 Luis Lopez

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Clark Field · 9 acres0.3 mi
  • B Street Park · 2 acres<0.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • John Brooks Supermarket0.8 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Seven Point Farms0.7 mi
  • Kelly’s Pharmacy0.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • US Bureau of Land Management Socorro Library0.2 mi
  • Socorro Public Library0.5 mi

Museums

  • Hammel Museum1.0 mi
  • New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Juan Nepomuceno Garcia Opera House0.7 mi

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.

Schools in Luis Lopez

Public schools here are run by Socorro. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Parkview ElementarySocorroPre-K–5382Public1.7 mi
Cottonwood Valley CharterSocorroK–8170Charter1.0 mi
R. Sarracino MiddleSocorro6–8221Public2.5 mi
Socorro HighSocorro9–12378Public1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Socorro, Lemitar and Escondida.

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