White Sands, NM

White Sands is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 926 residents. White Sands consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. White Sands is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area. White Sands is located in Las Cruces Public Schools. White Sands is on the property of the White Sands Missile Range. The through line in White Sands is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. White Sands makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The White Sands CDP is located in eastern Doña Ana County at the southern end of the White Sands Missile Range. White Sands is 4 miles south of U.S. Route 70 and 27 miles east of Las Cruces, the county seat. White Sands includes the entrance to White Sands National Park.