New Mexico Abbreviation

What is the abbreviation for New Mexico state?

NM is the 2 letter abbreviation for New Mexico, the 36th largest state in the United States of America. New Mexico is a state located in West part of U.S.A, bordering Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Santa Fe is the capital city of New Mexico. Major cities include Albuquerque (Population: 559132), Las Cruces (Population: 101654), Rio Rancho (Population: 87532), Enchanted Hills (Population: 87532), Santa Fe (Population: 84110), Roswell (Population: 48555), Farmington (Population: 42882), South Valley (Population: 40987), Clovis (Population: 39491), Hobbs (Population: 38427), Alamogordo (Population: 30764), and Carlsbad (Population: 28968).

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New Mexico State Profile

  • Capital: Santa Fe
  • Admitted to USA: 1912
  • Area: 314,917 km2
  • Population: 2,096,829
  • Time zone: GMT-7
  • Calling code: 505
  • ISO 2-Letter Postal Abbreviation:  NM
  • State Government Website: http://www.newmexico.gov/

Overview

New Mexico is located in the southwestern United States. Its name comes from the Spanish conquerors who called the area west and north of the Rio Grande New Mexico. New Mexico is also called the Land of Enchantment.
It was not until 1912 that the area was admitted to the Union as the 47th state. It has a long history in Spain. In 1540, the Spanish conqueror Coronado crossed what is now New Mexico in search of the fabulous seven golden cities. The city of Santa Fee, founded in 1599, is the oldest state capital in the United States. Until 1846, New Mexico was under Spanish control. The state still has a large Hispanic population. In addition, Indian tribes native to New Mexico left their mark. Tourists can visit Indian ruins, ancient Frontier forts and Spanish missions. The legendary “Billy The Kid” (1859-1881) took part in the Lincoln County Cattle War between rich cattle breeders and business people in New Mexico. He was shot in front of a saloon at Fort Sumner in 1881 by Sheriff Pat Garrett – with whom he had been friends for a while – without warning. The state of New Mexico covers an area of ​​314,915 km² – with around 2.1 inhabitants. The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe with approximately 75,000 inhabitants.

Cities and larger towns

Santa Fe
Santa Fe or full name La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís “is the capital of the American state of New Mexico. It is located in the north of the state and its population is approximately 75,000 inhabitants. The first settlement of the Territory by an Indian tribe dates back to the 12th century, and Santa Fé was named the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain as early as 1610, making it the oldest capital in the United States, and Santa Fe’s long history offers a large number of historical attractions.

Albuquerque
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico with almost 546,000 residents. In fact, 887,000 people live in the city’s metropolitan area. Approximately half of New Mexico’s residents live in this region. The city is located on the Rio Grande and the Sandia Mountains stretch to the east. The University of New Mexico and Kirtland Air Force Base are located in Albuquerque.

Carlsbad
The city of Carlsbad in the Chihuahua Desert is the capital of Eddy County in New Mexico and has approximately 26,000 inhabitants. It is a tourist stronghold and offers breathtaking natural beauties in the Carlsbad Cavern National Park or in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park nearby. The city’s economy is based on a huge potassium and petroleum industry.

Farmington
The city of Farmington, founded in 1901, has approximately 38,000 inhabitants and is located on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico. It is known across the borders of New Mexico for its baseball tournaments. Farmington caused a worldwide sensation in March 1950 when allegedly several flying saucers were observed there.

Los Alamos

Los Alamos is a small town with about 12,000 inhabitants in northeastern New Mexico. The Manhattan Project was carried out there in the 1940s, on which the first atomic bomb detonation in history took place on July 16, 1945 on the designated test site.

Las Vegas
Las Vegas in New Mexico – not to be confused with the game city of the same name in the state of Nevada – is a city with about 15,000 inhabitants divided by the Gallinas River into a western and an eastern part. It was founded in 1935 and, thanks to its connection to the rail network in 1880, experienced a large economic and population growth up to one of the largest cities in the southwestern United States. Today the New Mexico Highlands University is located there.

Las Cruces
Las Cruces is located in the center of New Mexico and has around 100,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest city in the state. It is both the geographic and economic center of the Mesilla Valley. And its skyline is drawn by the Organ Mountains behind it. Economically, Las Cruces is characterized, among other things, by a lively film industry.

Alamogordo
Alamogordo is located in central New Mexico and has approximately 35,000 inhabitants. A settlement in the area can be traced back to the 9th century. Near the city is Holloman Air Force Base, where various experiments were carried out from the 1940s until the early 1960s to improve safety on Air Force flights. The city last caused a sensation in 2001 when the Christian Church burned all tapes of Joane K. Rowling’s Harry Potter among other books.

Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho is the third largest city in New Mexico with almost 90,000 inhabitants. It belongs to the metropolitan area around Albuquerque. Rio Rancho is also the fastest growing city in the state. This is primarily due to its modern economy, in which the Intel Corporation is the largest employer. In 2005, Rio Rancho became the first city in the United States to have WiFi available everywhere.

Roswell
Roswell is a city in southeastern New Mexico. It has nearly 50,000 residents and is the fifth largest city in the state. Roswell is known as the site of the Roswell UFO incident. But it was only through a book by Charles Berlitz and William L. Moore from 1980 that UFO theories became known worldwide. Accordingly, a UFO crashed here with an alien who is said to be dead. The remains of the alleged UFOS were found on July 14, 1947 by a farmer who handed them over to the responsible sheriff on July 7. The latter in turn informed the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) – a base of the US Army. Army personnel then examined the debris, collected them all and transported them by truck to the army base in Fort Worth in Texas Texas. However, the alleged impact site of the UFO is 75 miles from the city.

In fact, the pieces of debris found were the remains of a crashed, high-altitude stratospheric balloon with radar reflectors, but this is still unknown to the UFO community around the world. Nowadays you can visit the “Roswell UFO Museum” and book tours of the crash site. Famous “children of the city” include John Denver and Demi Moore. On October 14th the spectacular fall ski jump started from around 39 km high by the Austrian Felix Baumgartner. He had reached this height with a balloon.

Silver City
Silver City is a mining town with approximately 10,500 inhabitants. Silver City is named after a silver mine that was located near the city. Even today you can still see the city’s mining past. The area offers numerous opportunities to experience the nature of the American Southwest, such as the City of Rocks State Park.

New Mexico State Abbreviations

List of New Mexico Acronyms

The most commonly used abbreviations about New Mexico are NM which stands for New Mexico. In the following table, you can see all acronyms related to New Mexico, including abbreviations for airport, city, school, port, government, and etc.

NM: New Mexico

Acronym Meaning
ALANM American Lung Association of New Mexico
AHANM Animal Humane Association of New Mexico
AHANM Arabian Horse Association of New Mexico
ACNM Associated Contractors of New Mexico
BCNM Baptist Convention of New Mexico
CANT California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
CINM Cancer Institute of New Mexico
CNM Central New Mexico Community College
CVS Clovis Cannon AFB, New Mexico, United States
CAASNM Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico
CANM Community Action New Mexico
CSFNM Creation Science Fellowship of New Mexico
DPNM Dairy Producers of New Mexico
DPNM Democratic Party of New Mexico
ENMMC Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
ENMU Eastern New Mexico University
HRMANM Human Resource Management Association of New Mexico
ICNM Islamic Center of New Mexico
JCNNM Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico
JCNNM Johnson Controls of Northern New Mexico
LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico
MNM Museum of New Mexico
NPSNM Native Plant Society of New Mexico
NM New Mexico
NMAAA New Mexico Academic Advising Association
NMARL New Mexico Academic and Research Libraries
NMAAP New Mexico Achievement Assessment Program
NMAC New Mexico Administrative Code
NMIC New Mexico Administrative Code
NMAUG New Mexico Adobe User Group
NMAI New Mexico AIDS Infonet
NMAST New Mexico Alcohol Server Training
NMAAP New Mexico Alliance for Affordable Phones
NMASE New Mexico Alliance for Science Education
NMAC New Mexico Archaeological Council
NMAHC New Mexico Association for Home and Hospice Care
NMAC New Mexico Association of Counties
NMAMFT New Mexico Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
NMBT New Mexico Bank and Trust
NMBA New Mexico Bankers Association
NMBHI New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas
NMBA New Mexico Border Authority
NMBA New Mexico Broadcasters Association
NMBLN New Mexico Business Leadership Network
NMBW New Mexico Business Weekly
NMCFR New Mexico Child Fatality Review
NMCB New Mexico Commission for the Blind
NMCPR New Mexico Commission of Public Records
NMCC New Mexico Communicators Council
NMCAC New Mexico Computing Applications Center
NMC New Mexico Consortium
NMCC New Mexico Corporation Commission
NMCCD New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency
NMCUL New Mexico Credit Union League
NMCIAC New Mexico Critical Infrastructure Assurance Council
NMCN New Mexico Culture Net
NMDA New Mexico Department of Agriculture
NMDA New Mexico Dressage Association
NMDL New Mexico Driver License
NMESFO New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office
NMEDD New Mexico Economic Development Department
NMEFCU New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union
NMEFC New Mexico Environmental Finance Center
NMEE New Mexico Euskal Etxea
NMFG New Mexico Faceters Guild
NMFBA New Mexico Family Business Alliance
NMFC New Mexico Film Commission
NMFA New Mexico Finance Authority
NMFS New Mexico Folklore Society
NMFA New Mexico Football Alliance
NMGRA New Mexico Gay Rodeo Association
NMGEC New Mexico Geriatric Education Center
NMHWA New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act
NMHPC New Mexico Health Policy Commission
NMHR New Mexico Health Resources
NMHEAR New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention
NMHU New Mexico Highlands University
NMHP New Mexico Highway Patrol
NMHR New Mexico Historical Review
NMHA New Mexico Hospital Association
NMHC New Mexico Humanities Council
NMIC New Mexico Immunization Coalition
NMI New Mexico Independent
NMICC New Mexico Independent Community Colleges
NMIM-AND-T New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
NMJC New Mexico Junior College
NML New Mexico Legislature
NMLB New Mexico Livestock Board
NMMI New Mexico Military Institute
NMMFA New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
NMMP New Mexico Mounted Patrol
NMMIA New Mexico Music Industry Awards
NMNPC New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council
NMODC New Mexico Oil Conservation District
NMOIA New Mexico Optics Industry Association
NMPG New Mexico Pecan Growers
NMPA New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association
NMPSR New Mexico Physicians for Social Responsibility
NMPA New Mexico Pilots Association
NMPA New Mexico Potters Association
NMPA New Mexico Presenters Alliance
NMPA New Mexico Preservation Alliance
NMPA New Mexico Press Association
NMPM New Mexico Principal Meridian
NMPP New Mexico Products Pipeline
NMPA New Mexico Psychological Association
NMQA New Mexico Quality Award
NMRA New Mexico Restaurant Association
NMRWA New Mexico Rural Water Association
NMSBA New Mexico School Boards Association
NMSA New Mexico School for the Arts
NMSD New Mexico School for the Deaf
NMSM New Mexico School of Mines
NMSBIC New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation
NMSRA New Mexico Soccer Referee Association
NMSHMM New Mexico Society of Hazardous Materials Managers
NMSGC New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
NMSBA New Mexico Standards Based Assessment
NMSGC New Mexico State Game Commission
NMSL New Mexico State Library
NMSP New Mexico State Police
NMSR New Mexico State Road
NMSS New Mexico State Society
NMSU New Mexico State University
NMSUA New Mexico State University at Alamogordo
NMSA New Mexico Statutes Annotated
NMSLGC New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation
NMSL New Mexico Student Loans
NMSA New Mexico Substate Area
NMSC New Mexico Supreme Court
NMSO New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
NMTRI New Mexico Tax Research Institute
NMT New Mexico Tech
NMTD New Mexico Tourism Department
NMUI New Mexico Utilities, Inc.
NMVMA New Mexico Vegetation Management Association
NMVMA New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association
NMWCA New Mexico Water Conservation Alliance
NMWQR New Mexico Water Quality Regulations
NMWRRI New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
NMWC New Mexico Watershed Coalition
NMWA New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
NMWA New Mexico Windsurfing Association
NMWCA New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act
NMWCA New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration
NMWC New Mexico Workforce Connection
NOTM New Orleans, Texas, and Mexico Railroad
NCNMEDD North Central New Mexico Economic Development District
NNMCC Northern New Mexico Community College
NNMDV Northern New Mexico Digital Video
NNMMC Northern New Mexico Midwifery Center
NWNMCOG Northwest New Mexico Council of Government
OANM Online Archive of New Mexico
OMANM Oriental Medicine Association of New Mexico
PSNM Pastel Society of New Mexico
PCNM Pathology Consultants of New Mexico
PCNM Pax Christi New Mexico
PPNM Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
PNM Power Company of New Mexico
PNM Public Service Company of New Mexico
QNM Quality New Mexico
SCNM Silver City, New Mexico
SCNM South Central New Mexico
SNMHD Southern New Mexico Human Development
SANM Spanish Archives of New Mexico
SBNM State Bar of New Mexico
STNM Storytellers of New Mexico
SNMF Strengthening New Mexico Families
TNMO Texas New Mexico Coaches Inc
TNMP Texas New Mexico Power
TALON Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, And New Mexico
TNO Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Coaches, Inc.
TANM Tourism Association of New Mexico
UNM University of New Mexico
UNMP University of New Mexico Press
UNMSOM University of New Mexico School of Medicine
USNM US New Mexico Federal Credit Union
WNMU Western New Mexico University
WSMRN White Sands Missile Range New Mexico
WSSH White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico

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