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Boles Acres
New MexicoCDP
Boles Acres
Total population
1,848
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$52,788
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Flood Watch · SevereFlood Watch issued September 23 at 11:40AM MDT until September 24 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Boles Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boles Acres had a population of 1,788.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The community is on US Route 54 approximately five miles south of Alamogordo and adjacent to the Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Boles Acres, NM from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · ALAMOGORDO · 1,579 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · ALAMOGORDO · 627 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · ALAMOGORDO · 502 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · HOLLOMAN AFB · 490 students · 19.6:1 ratio
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · ALAMOGORDO · 466 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYElementary · ALAMOGORDO · 464 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYElementary · ALAMOGORDO · 301 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · ALAMOGORDO · 245 students · 18.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Mexico
- Holloman AFB7.1 mi away
- Cloudcroft16.9 mi away · pop. 630
- Tularosa17.8 mi away · pop. 2,597
- White Sands42.1 mi away · pop. 1,609
- Organ45.5 mi away · pop. 152
- Nogal51.9 mi away · pop. 80
- University Park58.4 mi away · pop. 2,782
- Chaparral59.1 mi away · pop. 18,186
- Tortugas59.1 mi away · pop. 381
- Vado62.1 mi away · pop. 2,895
- Picacho Hills63 mi away · pop. 2,002
- Anthony66.5 mi away · pop. 8,767
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 127 mi
- Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 131 mi
- Prescribed Fire D6 Wallow West Unit 6 RX, Apache, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 211 mi
- Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 211 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 214 mi
- Wildfire Paddy Creek, Apache, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 219 mi
- Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 228 mi
- Prescribed Fire D7 Butler West RX, Apache, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 235 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET