Lemitar, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Lemitar, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Lemitar, New Mexico
Lemitar, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°09′35″N 106°54′37″W / 34.15972°N 106.91028°W / 34.15972; -106.91028
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySocorro
Area
[1]
 • Total1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
 • Land1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,642 ft (1,415 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total346
 • Density252.37/sq mi (97.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87823
Area code575
GNIS feature ID923619[3]

Lemitar is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 330 as of the 2010 census.[4] Lemitar has a post office with ZIP code 87823.[5][6] Exit 156 on Interstate 25 serves the community.

Geography

Lemitar is located at 34°09′18″N 106°54′44″W / 34.155034°N 106.912241°W / 34.155034; -106.912241. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.371 square miles (3.55 km2), all land.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020346—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][2]

Education

It is within Socorro Consolidated Schools.[9] Socorro High School is the comprehensive high school of the district.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lemitar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files: Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Socorro County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.


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