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Sacramento’s story
91 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1935Sacramento is settled
SacramentoNM
Settled in 1935, this town now has 246 residents.
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Photo: Gmacdiarmid · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
246
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$223K
+2.2% in a year
Median age
14.0
years
Land area
7 sq mi
Settled
1935
91 years ago
Is Sacramento a good place to live?
69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sacramento, against 23% in New Mexico’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a lower median age than Sacramento. 74% of the land in Sacramento is conserved, above both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Weed Lookout Tower is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sacramento has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
246 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Outdoors
Sacramento has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
73.6%conserved
Sacramento’s concentration of trails works out to 1.1 miles per square mile. 7.4 miles of trail.
73.6%
conserved · 3,075 of 4,176 acres
7.4 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Sacramento stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
99risk score of 100
Households in Sacramento have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 33%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
WildfireInland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
A typical Sacramento home is worth about $223K
$223KZillow home value
Typical home values rose 2.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Sacramento$223K
New Mexico$316K
+2.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Sacramento is cooler
17″snow a winter
Summers in Sacramento are pleasant, and winters chilly, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–48°
Spring36–63°
Summer52–78°
Fall39–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Sacramento is
Only 2 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Sacramento. Across all 32 CDC measures, Sacramento beats New Mexico on 1 and trails on 13. Sacramento: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Sacramento | Typical New Mexico town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 23% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Sacramento | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79% | 73.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.1% | 6.6% |
Christus Southern New Mexico
23.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sacramento
15pages on Sacramento
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Sacramento: who provides what
Sacramento is unincorporated, so Otero County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerOtero County Electric Coop19.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWeed Water Users AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesOtero CountyOtero County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOtero County ClerkOtero County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2020
ZIP code8834788347 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sacramento; the nearest are
New Mexico State University-AlamogordoCommunity college · Public · Alamogordo23 mi$2,616 in-state tuitionNew Mexico State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Las Cruces77.4 mi$8,183 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Sacramento residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Sacramento
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Sacramento is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sacramento had a population of 53. Sacramento has a post office with ZIP code 88347. New Mexico State Road 521 passes through the community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,287 ft
- ZIP code
- 88347
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