Fairacres, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

32°18′17″N 106°50′12″W / 32.30472°N 106.83667°W / 32.30472; -106.83667CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Doña AnaArea

^[1]

• Total2.11 sq mi (5.46 km²) • Land2.11 sq mi (5.46 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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3,895 ft (1,187 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total720 • Density341.56/sq mi (131.88/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

88033

Area code575GNIS feature ID2584098^[2]

Fairacres is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 824 as of the 2010 census. Fairacres has a post office with ZIP code 88033, which opened on June 15, 1926.^[4]^[5] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	720		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]^[3]

Education

It is located in Las Cruces Public Schools.^[7] The district operates Fairacres Elementary School.^[8]

Commerce

The Truck Farm, LLC was established here in 1996; they manufacture and ship seasonings such as Cannon's Sweet Hots and Besito Caliente.

Notable person

Barbara Funkhouser, first woman to serve as editor of the El Paso Times (1980–1986), operated the Tatreault Vineyard in Fairacres^[9]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairacres, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Home". Fairacres Elementary School. Retrieved June 28, 2022. 4501 W Picacho Ave Las Cruces, NM 88007
^ Hinojosa, Alex (August 16, 2014). "Barbara Funkhouser, former El Paso Times editor, dies at 84". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.