Twin Forks is a community in Chaves County, New Mexico, home to about 310 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88339, and parts of 88317 are in Twin Forks too.
Homes sold for a median of $198 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Twin Forks; also Mayhill
Mostly Cloudcroft; part is in Twin Forks
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Twin Forks. 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)89 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ380 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Twin Forks; 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.
Twin Forks had 228 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2010.
It’s the 305th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Chaves County grew from 4,773 residents in 1900 to 65,157 in 2020.
Chaves County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 28.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cloudcroft, NM weather station (10 miles away).
16,093 jobs at 1,342 businesses in Chaves County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (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 Cloudcroft and Mayhill.
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