Placitas is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 576 as of the 2010 census. The community is along the western border of Hatch.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.143 square miles (0.37 km2), all land.

Education

It is zoned to Hatch Valley Public Schools.