White Rock, New Mexico
White Rock, New Mexico | |
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White Rock Town Hall | |
Location of White Rock, New Mexico in Los Alamos County | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′27″N 106°12′24″W / 35.80750°N 106.20667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Los Alamos |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2) |
| • Land | 7.07 sq mi (18.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,375 ft (1,943 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,852 |
| • Density | 828.19/sq mi (319.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87547 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-84740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409584 |
White Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It is one of two major population centers in the county; the other is Los Alamos (the county seat). The population was 5,725 at the 2010 census. It is largely a bedroom community for employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory and their families. Access to White Rock from the town of Los Alamos and other cities and towns in New Mexico is via New Mexico State Road 4, which forms the northwestern boundary of the community. Administratively, White Rock is a neighborhood of Los Alamos; locals refer to Los Alamos (meaning not White Rock) as "the Townsite," or "the Hill".