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A town settled in 1906, now home to 9 people.
Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Orogrande. 74% of the land in Orogrande is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Orogrande School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Orogrande has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Orogrande is unincorporated, so Otero County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Orogrande.
Orogrande’s trail density comes in at 2.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA hazard score for Orogrande comes to 78 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 95% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Orogrande; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Orogrande residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
CDP in New Mexico, United States
Orogrande is an unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, located in the Jarilla Mountains of the Tularosa Basin on U.S. 54 between El Paso, Texas and Alamogordo. As of the 2020 census, Orogrande had a population of 35.
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Orogrande has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.