Welcome to Magdalena ...

The village of Magdalena is located in southwest New Mexico.

Magdalena is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magdalena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Magdalena has a population of 872 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Magdalena is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Magdalena is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Magdalena: 575

The ZIP code for Magdalena: 87825<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Magdalena had an population of 872 people. This is a decrease of 7.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Magdalena had a population of 938 people (or 5.27% of the total population of Socorro County). This makes Magdalena the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Magdalena represents 0.05% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 938 people, the population of Magdalena increased 2.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 913 people).

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

Communities Also Named Magdalena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Magdalena - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Magdalena ...

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

• Lemitar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
  • Lemitar is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <5>
• Limitar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
  • Limitar is located in Socorro County
• Polvadera
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
  • Polvadera is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <5>
• Alamillo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• Socorro
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in Socorro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <5>
• San Acacia
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
  • San Acacia is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <5>
• San Antonio
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Socorro County
• San Antonito
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonito
  • San Antonito is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonito <5>
• Alamo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Socorro County
• La Joya
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Magdalena. 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 Magdalena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Magdalena. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Magdalena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magdalena ...

Looking for more information about Magdalena? 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 Magdalena, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Magdalena.

Adding Magdalena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magdalena 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 Magdalena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Magdalena post office opened in 1880.

We also found Magdalena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magdalena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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