Los Alamos, New Mexico

About Los Alamos

Los Alamos is a small unincorporated community in northern New Mexico.

Los Alamos holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.11 square miles.

📰 Los Alamos News Today

• Wildfire Mitigation and Preparedness are Year-Round Priorities for Los Alamos Department of Energy (.gov) · Aug 14
• SFNF: Frijoles Fire Update Sunday, Aug. 16 – 8,921 Acres, Containment Remains At 12% Los Alamos Reporter · Aug 16
• New Mexico officials say they’re still at an ‘impasse’ with feds over spreading chromium plume sourcenm.com · Aug 14
• Five Minutes to Change the Future: Los Alamos Showcases New Mexico’s Nuclear Innovation Ecosystem on August 25 EIN Presswire · Aug 17
• An Autopsy Has Answered How Missing Los Alamos Worker Melissa Casias Died in Carson National Forest Outside Magazine · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Los Alamos Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Los Alamos

• Beef and Leaf Cafe — american
• Blue Window Bistro
• Boese Bros Los Alamos — sandwich
• Morning Glory — burrito
• Origami — japanese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Wolf and Mermaid Enchanted Cafe (café)
• Cafe Sushi — sushi
• Chili Works — mexican
• China Palace — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hans Bethe House · Museum
• Los Alamos History Museum · Museum
• Los Alamos Nature Center · Museum
• Bradbury Science Museum · Museum
• John F Kennedy Memorial · Attraction
• The Karen Wray Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Los Alamos

• 37th Street Playlot reviews ★
• Ashley Pond Park reviews ★
• Barranca Mesa Park reviews ★
• Co-op Park reviews ★
• Community Center Park reviews ★
• East Park reviews ★
• Firefighter Playlot reviews ★
• Kinnikinnik Park reviews ★
• Kiva reviews ★
• Loma Linda Park reviews ★
• Los Alamos Demonstration Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Los Pueblos Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Los Alamos

• ASPEN ELEMENTARY
• BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY
• LOS ALAMOS HIGH
• LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE
• MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
• TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Los Alamos Medical Center · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Los Alamos

🏘️ Nearby Communities