Mescalero, New Mexico

This article is about the community in New Mexico. For other uses, see Mescalero (disambiguation).

Mescalero, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Location of Mescalero, New Mexico
Location of Mescalero, New Mexico
Mescalero is located in New Mexico
Mescalero
Mescalero
Location in the United States
Mescalero is located in the United States
Mescalero
Mescalero
Mescalero (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°08′10″N 105°47′20″W / 33.13611°N 105.78889°W / 33.13611; -105.78889
Country United States
State New Mexico
CountyOtero
Area
[1]
 • Total17.90 sq mi (46.36 km2)
 • Land17.89 sq mi (46.33 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,425 ft (2,263 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,480
 • Density82.74/sq mi (31.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88340
Area code575
FIPS code35-47920
GNIS feature ID2408821[2]

Mescalero (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Mashgal) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, located on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mescalero, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).