Chaparral, New Mexico
| Chaparral, New Mexico | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Chaparral, New Mexico |
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 Chaparral, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 32°2′21″N 106°25′47″W / 32.03917°N 106.42972°WCoordinates: 32°2′21″N 106°25′47″W / 32.03917°N 106.42972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | Doña Ana, Otero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.2 sq mi (153.4 km2) |
| • Land | 59.2 sq mi (153.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,042 ft (1,232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,631 |
| • Density | 247/sq mi (95.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 88081 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-14250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0919993 |
Chaparral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana and Otero counties, New Mexico, United States. The population was 14,631 at the 2010 census. Chaparral is primarily a bedroom community for the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas, and the neighboring military installations of White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. It is officially part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chaparral is located in the southeast corner of Doña Ana County and the southwest corner of Otero County at 32°2′21″N 106°25′47″W / 32.03917°N 106.42972°W (32.039072, −106.429630). Its southern border is the Texas state line, the northern limit of the city of El Paso. Chaparral is geographically isolated from the rest of Doña Ana County due to its location on the east side of the Franklin Mountains.
Downtown El Paso, Texas, is 20 miles (32 km) to the south, Fort Bliss in Texas is 19 miles (31 km) to the south, and the White Sands Missile Range is 30 miles (48 km) to the north.
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