Mesquite is a community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, home to about 675 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88048.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Mesquite, part in Berino and Vado
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mesquite. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ330 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mesquite; 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.
Mesquite had 984 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 206th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Doña Ana County grew from 10,187 residents in 1900 to 219,561 in 2020.
Doña Ana County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 9.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, State Univ, NM weather station (11 miles away).
55,834 jobs at 3,798 businesses in Doña Ana 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Berino and Vado.
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