Hatch, New Mexico

Hatch, New Mexico
Hatch Municipal Building, June 2009
Hatch Municipal Building, June 2009
Location within Doña Ana County and New Mexico
Location within Doña Ana County and New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°38′54″N 107°12′31″W / 32.64833°N 107.20861°W / 32.64833; -107.20861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDoña Ana
Area
 • Total3.06 sq mi (7.94 km2)
 • Land3.00 sq mi (7.78 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation4,062 ft (1,238 m)
Population
 • Total1,539
 • Density512.15/sq mi (197.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87937
Area codeArea code 575
FIPS code35-31820
GNIS ID2413557[2]
Websitevillageofhatch.org

Hatch is a village in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,648 at the 2010 census. The town is experiencing moderate growth, along with its outliers of Salem, Arrey, Derry, and Rincon. Hatch is widely known as the "best chile place in the World," for growing a wide variety of peppers, especially the New Mexican cuisine staple, and one of New Mexico's state vegetables, the New Mexico chile.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hatch, New Mexico
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