Census Data for La Mesa

As far as we can tell, La Mesa has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for La Mesa, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Mesilla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla
  • Mesilla is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla <1>
• Anthony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <1>
• Vinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
• Las Cruces
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cruces
  • Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Cruces <1>
• Sunland Park
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <1>
• El Paso
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <1>

Dona Ana County ...

La Mesa is located in Dona Ana County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Dona Ana County.

Miscellaneous Information for La Mesa ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Dona Ana County or the community of La Mesa:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to La Mesa:
  • GNIS ID for La Mesa: 899706
  • GNIS ID for Dona Ana County: 929109
  • GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 35 (New Mexico)
  • County Code: 013 (Dona Ana County)
  • Place Code: 38680 (La Mesa)
  • State & County Code: 35/013 (New Mexico / Dona Ana County)
  • State & Place Code: 35/38680 (New Mexico / La Mesa)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • La Mesa is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like La Mesa, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) La Mesa. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for La Mesa:88044<4>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for La Mesa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Mesa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)