Official Name: | Hanover, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hanover |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.62 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.62 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.40 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.40 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 144 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.79 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 103.08 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6375 |
Coordinates: | 32.8147°N -108.0897°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 88041 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584107 |
Hanover is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census. Hanover has a post office with ZIP code 88041.[2] [3] New Mexico State Road 152 and New Mexico State Road 356 pass through the community. The town was named after the local Hanover Mines. Sofio Henkel, one of the original settlers, came from Hanover, Germany, in 1841 and mined until 1843, when he was driven away by Apaches.[4]