Picacho Hills, New Mexico

Picacho Hills is an planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Picacho Hills, New Mexico
Picacho Hills is located in New Mexico
Picacho Hills
Picacho Hills
Picacho Hills is located in the United States
Picacho Hills
Picacho Hills
Coordinates: 32°18′57″N 106°52′24″W / 32.31583°N 106.87333°W / 32.31583; -106.87333
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDoña Ana
Area
 • Total
3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
 • Land3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,137 ft (1,261 m)
Population
 • Total
1,864
 • Density575.13/sq mi (222.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
88007 (Las Cruces)
Area code505
FIPS code35-56748
GNIS feature ID2806699[2]

The community is in central Doña Ana County, 6 miles (10 km) west of the center of Las Cruces and on the west side of the Rio Grande valley, on a hillside rising above the older community of Picacho. The CDP takes its name from Picacho Hills Country Club, around which the residential areas of the community have been built.

It is located in Las Cruces Public Schools.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,864
U.S. Decennial Census[5][3]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho Hills, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.