Alamogordo, New Mexico

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The city of Alamogordo is located in Otero County.

Alamogordo is 1,310 feet [399.29 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Alamogordo, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Alamogordo had a population of 35,582 people^<2> (or 57.18% of the total population of Otero County). The population of Alamogordo represented 1.96% of the total of New Mexico, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alamogordo had a population of 35,757 people. This is an increase of 0.49% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alamogordo.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alpine Cellars Village	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	---
	Boles Acres	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Cloudcroft	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	883	17.89% increase
	La Luz	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Mescalero	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Ruidoso Downs	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	2,637	44.57% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alamogordo.

Websites for Alamogordo

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The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alamogordo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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