Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico | |
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Socorro aerial view | |
Location of Socorro in Socorro County, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′05″N 106°53′18″W / 34.05139°N 106.88833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Socorro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ravi Bhasker |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.46 sq mi (37.46 km2) |
| • Land | 14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,675 ft (1,425 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,707 |
| • Density | 602.39/sq mi (232.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87801 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-73540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411919 |
| Website | www |
Socorro (/səˈkɔːroʊ/, sə-KOR-oh) is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707. It is the county seat of Socorro County. Socorro is located 74 miles (119 km) south of Albuquerque and 146 miles (235 km) north of Las Cruces.
The instruments used by the LINEAR program are located at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site (ETS) on the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) near Socorro, New Mexico.