Welcome to Alamogordo ...

The city of Alamogordo is located in southeast New Mexico.

Alamogordo is located in Otero County<1> and is the County Seat for Otero County.

The community of Alamogordo was established in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alamogordo has a population of 31,962 people<2> (see below for details).

Alamogordo is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alamogordo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alamogordo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alamogordo: 575

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alamogordo had an population of 31,962 people. This is an increase of 5.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alamogordo had a population of 30,403 people (or 47.21% of the total population of Otero County). This makes Alamogordo the county's most populous community.

The population of Alamogordo represents 1.48% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,403 people, the population of Alamogordo decreased 14.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,582 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alamogordo.

Websites for Alamogordo ...

Official Website:   www.ci.alamogordo.nm.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.alamogordo.com/

Communities near Alamogordo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alamogordo.

• Tularosa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
  • Tularosa is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <4>
• Cloudcroft
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <4>
• Boles Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
• La Luz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <4>
• High Rolls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
• Mountain Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
• Sunspot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
• Bent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent
  • Bent is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent <4>
• Mescalero
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <4>
• Timberon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
  • Timberon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alamogordo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamogordo.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamogordo. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Alamogordo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamogordo ...

Looking for more information about Alamogordo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alamogordo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alamogordo.

Adding Alamogordo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alamogordo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alamogordo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alamogordo post office opened in 1898.

We also found Alamogordo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamogordo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alamogordo: www.ci.alamogordo.nm.us/

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/