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Alamogordo

Alamogordo, New Mexico
City
Alamogordo Tenth Street water tower long shot.jpg
Jim Griggs Sports Complex.JPG
Shops on New York Ave.JPG Water Tower Tenth Street.JPG
Kids' Kingdom Park.JPG View from Thunder Rd.JPG
Downtown Alamogordo, looking West on 10th Street; Jim Griggs Sports Complex; Shops on New York Ave; Water Tower looking East Tenth Street; Kids' Kingdom Park; View of Alamogordo from Thunder Rd.
Location in New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Alamogordo, New Mexico is located in the US
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°54′01.48″N 105°57′37.72″W / 32.9004111°N 105.9604778°W / 32.9004111; -105.9604778Coordinates: 32°54′01.48″N 105°57′37.72″W / 32.9004111°N 105.9604778°W / 32.9004111; -105.9604778
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Otero
Founded 1898
Incorporated 1912
Named for álamo gordo, Spanish for "fat cottonwood"
Government
 • Type Commission/Manager
 • Mayor Susie Galea
 • Mayor Pro Tem Al Hernandez
 • City Manager Jim Stahle
Area
 • Total 19.3 sq mi (50.1 km2)
 • Land 19.3 sq mi (50.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 4,336 ft (1,322 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 30,403
Time zone Mountain Standard Time Zone (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 88310, 88311 (PO Box)
Area code(s) 575
FIPS code 35-01780
GNIS feature ID 0903054
Website ci.alamogordo.nm.us

Alamogordo /ˌæləməˈɡɔːrd/ is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by White Sands National Monument. It is the city nearest to Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 30,403 as of the 2010 census. Alamogordo is known for its connection with the Trinity test, the first explosion of an atomic bomb, and also for the Atari video game burial of 1983.

Humans have lived in the Alamogordo area for at least 11,000 years. The present settlement, established in 1898 to support the construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, is an early example of a planned community. The city was incorporated in 1912. Tourism became an important economic factor with the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1934. During the 1950-60s, Alamogordo was an unofficial center for research on pilot safety and the developing United States' space program.

Alamogordo is a charter city with a council-manager form of government. City government provides a large number of recreational and leisure facilities for its citizens, including a large park in the center of the city, many smaller parks scattered through the city, a golf course, Alameda Park Zoo, a network of walking paths, Alamogordo Public Library, and a senior citizens' center. Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a nonprofit shared military/civilian facility that is also the hospital for Holloman.


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