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Welcome to Lee Acres ...

Lee Acres is located in San Juan County<1>.

Lee Acres is 5,460 feet [1,664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lee Acres is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lee Acres, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Lee Acres: 505

Communities Also Named Lee Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Lee Acres: This one is located in San Juan County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 5 communities that are also named Lee Acres - they are located in Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lee Acres.

Communities near Lee Acres ...

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

  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aztec
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <3>
  • Kirtland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Flora Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Napi HQ
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
  • Blanco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Huerfano
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Turley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Upper Fruitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Upper Fruitland is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fruitland

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 Lee Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Lee Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee Acres ...

Looking for more information about Lee Acres? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lee Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.