Fairacres, New Mexico

Fairacres, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Fairacres
Coordinates: 32°18′14″N 106°50′48″W / 32.30389°N 106.84667°WCoordinates: 32°18′14″N 106°50′48″W / 32.30389°N 106.84667°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Doña Ana
Area[1]
• Total	2.110 sq mi (5.46 km^2)
• Land	2.110 sq mi (5.46 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	3,898 ft (1,188 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	824
• Density	390/sq mi (150/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	88033
Area code(s)	575
GNIS feature ID	888947[3]

Fairacres is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 824 as of the 2010 census. Fairacres has a post office with ZIP code 88033, which opened on June 15, 1926.^[4][5] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.

Notable residents

• Barbara Funkhouser, first woman to serve as editor of the El Paso Times (1980–1986), operated the Tatreault Vineyard in Fairacres^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Fairacres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
6. Hinojosa, Alex (2014-08-16). "Barbara Funkhouser, former El Paso Times editor, dies at 84". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2014-09-21.