Pinon is a community in Otero County, New Mexico across 5.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88344.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)80 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW)69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ391 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pinon; 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.
Pinon had 24 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
Otero County grew from 4,791 residents in 1900 to 67,839 in 2020.
Otero County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 15.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elk, NM weather station (20 miles away).
12,847 jobs at 988 businesses in Otero 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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