White Sands, New Mexico

White Sands, New Mexico
Location of White Sands, New Mexico
Location of White Sands, New Mexico
White Sands, New Mexico is located in the United States
White Sands, New Mexico
White Sands, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°22′32″N 106°28′52″W / 32.37556°N 106.48111°W / 32.37556; -106.48111
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDoña Ana
Area
 • Total4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2)
 • Land4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,236 ft (1,291 m)
Population
 • Total926
 • Density219.22/sq mi (84.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88002
Area code575
FIPS code35-84845
GNIS feature ID2409585[2]

White Sands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.[2] It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 1,651.[4] It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Sands, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): White Sands CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2015.