Eddy County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,829. Its county seat and largest city is Carlsbad. The county was created in 1891 and later organized in 1892. It is north of the Texas state line.
Carlsbad is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62/180 and 285, and is the principal city of the Carlsbad-Artesia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which has a total population of 55,435. Located in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Carlsbad straddles the Pecos River and sits at the eastern edge of the Guadalupe Mountains.
La Huerta, formerly known as Carlsbad North, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census. The community, whose name means "fruit garden" in Spanish, was named after the orchards and garden plots that supplied food to Carlsbad.
Continental Divide is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.
La Joya is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on the east bank of the Rio Grande, 20 miles (32 km) north of Socorro. Its population was 82 as of the 2010 census. La Joya has a post office with ZIP code 87028, which opened on February 28, 1883.
Canjilon is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 256 as of the 2010 census. Canjilon has a post office with ZIP code 87515. The community is located along New Mexico State Road 115. Canjilon was first settled in 1870, and by 1880, 35 families lived here.
Loco Hills is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 126 as of the 2010 census. Loco Hills has a post office with ZIP code 88255. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community.
Whites City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 7 as of the 2010 census. By 2020 the population increased to 85. Whites City has a post office with ZIP code 88268.
Nogal is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 96 as of the 2010 census. Nogal has a post office with ZIP code 88341, which opened on November 9, 1880.
Costilla is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 205 as of the 2010 census. Costilla has a post office with ZIP code 87524. State roads 196 and 522 intersect in the community.
Los Ojos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 125 as of the 2010 census. Los Ojos has a post office with ZIP code 87551, which opened on February 7, 1877. The community is located near U.S. routes 64 and 84.
San Jose is a census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 as of the 2010 census. San Jose has a post office, with ZIP code 87565. Exit 319 of Interstate 25 serves the community.
Anton Chico, or Anton Chico Abajo or Anton Chico de Abajo, is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census, of which 167 were Hispanic in origin. Anton Chico has a post office with ZIP code 87711. New Mexico State Road 386 passes through the community. Anton Chico is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Lemitar is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 330 as of the 2010 census. Lemitar has a post office with ZIP code 87823. Exit 156 on Interstate 25 serves the community.
Caballo is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 112 as of the 2010 census. Caballo has a post office with ZIP code 87931. The community is located along New Mexico State Road 187, north and south of Exit 63 on Interstate 25.
Garfield is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 at the time of the 2010 census. Garfield has a post office with ZIP code 87936, which opened on September 19, 1896. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 187 south of Exit 51 of Interstate 25.
Winston is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 61 as of the 2010 census. Winston has a post office with ZIP code 87943, which opened on August 15, 1881. The community was named for Frank Winston, a pioneer miner. New Mexico State Road 52 passes through the community.
Medanales is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on the Chama River near U.S. Route 84, 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Española. Medanales has a post office with ZIP code 87548, which opened on March 10, 1945.
Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 519 as of the 2010 census. The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was manufactured here. It was named because the lack of land use regulations made residents happy.
Livingston Wheeler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 609 as of the 2010 census. The community is located on the southeastern edge of Carlsbad along New Mexico State Road 216.
