COUNTY ASSIGNMENTS
County allocation began 1928 and continued through 1946.
Known blocks from various period news articles listed below:
1928 San Miguel 31-082 - 32-107? (1,026?)
1931 San Miguel 4-501 - 5-500 (1,000)
Curry 11-251 - ?
1932 Otero 20-401 - ?
Curry 32-001 - ?
1934 Bernalillo 3-001 - 10-000 (7,000)
Curry 17-101 - 18-900 (1,800)
1935 McKinley 14-701 - 15-900 (1,200)
Curry 25-951 - 28-050 (2,100)
1936 Bernalillo 6-001 - 14-500 (8,500)
Chaves 36-651 - 39-150? (2,500?)
1937 Santa Fe 1 - 5-000 (5,000)
Sandoval 5-001 - 5-200 (200)
Bernalillo 5-201 - 12-200 (7,000)
McKinley 12-201 - 13-400 (1,200)
Valencia 13-401 - 14-100 (700)
Socorro 14-101 - 14-700 (600)
Sierra 14-701 - 15-150 (450)
Guadalupe 21-501 - 21-650? (150?)
Quay 25-801 - 27-000 (1,200)
San Miguel 27-551 - 28-250 (700)
Curry ? - ? (2,150)
1938 Curry 20-151 - 21-750 (1,600)
Eddy 24-301 - 26-400 (2,100)
1939 Curry 23-501 - 26-100 (2,600)
McKinley 40-901 - ?
1940 Santa Fe 1 - 5-000 (5,000)
1942 Bernalillo 3-001 - 10-000 (7,000)
1945 McKinley 22-001 -
1946 McKinley 38-401 - 40-400 (2,000)
1947 Santa Fe 1-1 - 1- 6000
Bernalillo 2-1 - 2-16000
Chaves 3-1 - 3- 6500
Dona Ana 6-1 - 6- 5000
Eddy 7-1 - 7- 2900
McKinley 12-1 - 12-2300
1948 Eddy 3-1 - 3- 4400
1972 INITIAL COUNTY ASSIGNMENTS - ESTIMATED
(Verified assignments in bold.)
1 Santa Fe AAA-001 - AAA-999 (1,000)
3 Eddy AAB-001 - AAV-999 (18,000) (AAC-971, AAE-074 Carlsbad, AAP-001 - AAV-999 Artesia)
4 Chaves AAW-001 - ABU-999 (22,000)
5 Curry ABV-001 - ACR-999 (20,000) (ABV-440, ACD-708)
6 Lea ACS-001 - ADZ-999 (31,000)
7 Dona Ana AEA-xxx - AFJ-999 (32,000)
8 Grant AFK-001 - AFU-999 (9,000)
9 Colfax AFV-001 - AGB-999 (7,000) (AFW-798)
10 Quay AGC-001 - AGJ-999 (7,000)
11 Roosevelt AGK-001 - AGT-600 (7,600)
12 San Miguel AGT-601 - AHA-xxx (7,000)
13 McKinley AHA-xxx - AHL-999 (10,400)
14 Valencia AHM-001 - AHZ-999 (12,000)
15 Otero AIA- - AIU- (18,000)
16 San Juan AIV-001 - AJR-999 (20,000)
17 Rio Arriba AJS-001 - AJZ-999 (8,000) (AJU-175)
18 Union AKA-001 - AKC-999 (3,000)
19 Luna AKD-001 - AKJ-999 (6,000)
20 Taos AKK-001 - AKS-999 (7,000)
21 Sierra AKT-001 - AKV-999 (3,000)
22 Torrance AKW-001 - AKZ-999 (4,000)
23 Hildago ALA-001 - ALB-999 (2,000)
24 Guadalupe ALC-001 - ALD-999 (2,000)
25 Socorro ALE-001 - ALG-999 (3,000)
26 Lincoln ALH-001 - ALK-999 (3,000)
27 De Baca ALL-001 - ALL-999 (1,000)
28 Catron ALM-001 - ALM-999 (1,000)
29 Sandoval ALN-001 - ALV-999 (7,000)
30 Mora ALW-001 - ALW-999 (1,000)
31 Harding ALX-001 - ALX-500 (500)
32 Los Alamos ALX-501 - AME-999 (7,500) (ALZ-630)
1 Santa Fe AMF-001 - ANK-999 (28,000) (AMH)
2 Bernalillo ANL-001 - ATZ-999 (151,000)
New Mexico has issued plates not only by county, but often
through branch offices within each county. According to
the Santa Fe New Mexican of February 3, 1952, we have the
exact number assignments for each distribution point,
showing gaps between number blocks. These are followed by
the actual totals in ( ) for each county.
POE = Port of Entry.
CO BRANCH OFFICE 1952 TOTAL
1 Motor Vehicle Cashier 1 - 7500
Motor Vehicle Mail Clerk 9001 - 9700
Joe Parker 10001 - 14000
Santa Fe Motor 15001 - 15400 (12,600)
2 Albuquerque 1 - 50000 (50,000)
3 Carlsbad 1 - 10000
Artesia 10001 - 15000 (15,000)
4 Roswell 1 - 15000 (15,000)
5 Clovis 1 - 6000
Melrose 7001 - 7600
Texico POE 8001 - 9000 (7,600)
6 Hobbs 1 - 5000
Lovington 6001 - 8500
Eunice 9001 - 10200
Maljamar 10501 - 10600
Jal POE 10701 - 12200
Tatum POE 12701 - 16500 (14,100)
7 Las Cruces 1 - 5500
Hatch 6001 - 7200
Anthony POE 7501 - 10500 (9,700)
8 Silver City 1 - 4400
Bayard 5001 - 6700 (6,100)
9 Raton POE 1 - 3400
Springer 4001 - 5000 (4,400)
10 Tucumcari 1 - 3500
San Jon POE 4001 - 4500
Nara Visa POE 5001 - 5125
House 5501 - 5625 (4,250)
11 Portales 1 - 4400
Elida 5001 - 5350 (4,750)
12 Las Vegas 1 - 4000 (4,000)
13 Gallup 1 - 2750
Gallup POE 3001 - 3300 (3,050)
14 Belen 1 - 3200
Grants 4001 - 4800
Cubero 6001 - 6300 (4,300)
15 Alamogordo 1 - 5000 (5,000)
16 Farmington 1 - 3000
Aztec 4001 - 5200
Cedar Hill POE 6001 - 6300
Shiprock POE 6501 - 6800 (4,800)
17 Espanola 1 - 3000
Chama POE 4001 - 4500
Dulce 5001 - 5050 (3,550)
18 Clayton POE 1 - 1800
Clayton 3001 - 3500 (2,300)
19 Deming 1 - 2200 (2,200)
20 Taos 1 - 1700
Questa POE 2001 - 2400
Tres Piedras POE 2501 - 2600 (2,200)
21 Truth or Consequences 1 - 2300 (2,300)
22 Estancia 1 - 1000
Mountainair 2001 - 3000 (2,000)
23 Lordsburg 1 - 1400
Road Forks 2001 - 2150 (1,550)
24 Santa Rosa 1 - 900
East Vaughn 1501 - 1900 (1,300)
25 Socorro 1 - 1600
Magdalena 2001 - 3300 (2,900)
26 Carrizozo 1 - 900
Ruidoso 2001 - 2700
Capitan 3001 - 3350
Corona 4001 - 4150 (2,100)
27 Fort Sumner 1 - 1200 (1,200)
28 Reserve 1 - 300
Datil POE 1001 - 1400 (700)
29 Bernalillo 1 - 2300
Cuba 3001 - 3350 (2,650)
30 Wagon Mound 1 - 400
Mora 1001 - 1600 (1,000)
31 Roy 1 - 400
Mosquero 1001 - 1300 (700)
32 Los Alamos 1 - 4000 (4,000)
(TOTAL OF HIGHS 222,475, ACTUAL 197,300)
