Mimbres is a community in Grant County, New Mexico, home to about 330 people across 3.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88049, and parts of 88041 are in Mimbres too.
Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Mimbres; also Casas Adobes and Trout Valley
Mostly Santa Clara; part is in Mimbres
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mimbres. 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)121 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Grant County Airport (SVC)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ240 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mimbres; 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.
Mimbres had 390 residents in the 2020 census, down 42% since 2010.
It’s the 298th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Grant County grew from 12,883 residents in 1900 to 28,185 in 2020.
Grant County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 16.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Bayard, NM weather station (10 miles away).
5,976 jobs at 533 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mimbres.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Santa Clara, Hanover, San Lorenzo, Casas Adobes, Trout Valley, Gila Hot Springs, Lake Roberts and Lake Roberts Heights.
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.