Welcome to Socorro ...

The city of Socorro is located in southwest New Mexico.

Socorro is located in Socorro County<1> and is the County Seat for Socorro County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Socorro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Socorro has a population of 8,356 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Socorro is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Socorro is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Socorro is located in the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Socorro: 87801<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Socorro had an population of 8,356 people. This is a decrease of 7.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Socorro had a population of 9,051 people (which is 50.66% of the total population of Socorro County). This makes Socorro the county's most populous community.

The population of Socorro represents 0.44% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,051 people, the population of Socorro increased 1.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,877 people).

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

Communities Also Named Socorro ...

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

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

Communities near Socorro ...

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

• Lemitar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
  • Lemitar is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <5>
• Limitar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
  • Limitar is located in Socorro County
• San Antonio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Socorro County
• Polvadera
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
  • Polvadera is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <5>
• San Antonito
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Alamillo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• San Acacia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Kelly ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Kelly is located in Socorro County
• La Joya
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County
• Magdalena
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magdalena
  • Magdalena is located in Socorro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magdalena <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Socorro. Our list includes 34 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Socorro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Socorro ...

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

Adding Socorro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Socorro post office opened in 1851.

We also found Socorro in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Socorro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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