{"id":6289,"date":"2023-07-24T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:13","slug":"curry-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/curry-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Curry County, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curry County is a county in New Mexico, United States, on the far eastern state line adjacent to Texas. It had a population of 48,430 at the 2020 census and covers 1,408 square miles (3,650 km2) centred near 34\u00b034\u2032N 103\u00b021\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Clovis is the county seat, and its postal code is 88101. The county has two incorporated cities, two villages, one census-designated place and a scattering of unincorporated communities. Curry County observes Mountain Time and carries FIPS code 35009.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Curry County<\/h2>\n<p>Curry County has two cities (one the county seat), two villages, one CDP anchored on an Air Force base, and several unincorporated crossroads communities. &ldquo;CDP&rdquo; denotes a census-designated place with no municipal government; &ldquo;Unincorp.&rdquo; denotes a named community with no incorporated status.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Clovis<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>38,567<\/td>\n<td>88101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Texico<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>956<\/td>\n<td>88135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grady<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>88120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melrose<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>88124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cannon AFB<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>88103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bellview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broadview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Claud<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Field<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gallaher<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grier<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hollene<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portair<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ranchvale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saint Vrain<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weber City<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cannon Air Force Base, home of the 27th Special Operations Wing, sits just southwest of Clovis and is counted separately from the city as its own census-designated place.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>88101 &mdash; Clovis (main post office, also serves 88102 and 88103 mail routes)<\/li>\n<li>88135 &mdash; Texico<\/li>\n<li>88124 &mdash; Melrose<\/li>\n<li>88120 &mdash; Grady<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller unincorporated communities such as Bellview, Broadview and Saint Vrain share the Clovis or Texico ZIP routes rather than having their own post office.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Curry County lies on the Llano Estacado, the flat, high plains tableland that stretches across eastern New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle. The land is nearly level tabletop prairie broken only by shallow playa lakes, with no major river running through the county. Groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer supports the county&#8217;s irrigated farmland.<\/p>\n<p>Curry County borders Quay County to the north and northwest, Roosevelt County to the south, and three Texas counties &mdash; Bailey, Parmer and Deaf Smith &mdash; to the east. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/quay-county\/\">Quay County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/roosevelt-county-new-mexico\/\">Roosevelt County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Curry County recorded 48,430 residents at the 2020 census, making it one of New Mexico&#8217;s more populous eastern counties despite ranking as the state&#8217;s fourth-smallest by land area. Clovis is by far the largest community, with Texico a distant second at 956 residents. Density works out to roughly 34 people per square mile. New Mexico&#8217;s statewide median household income is $62,268; Curry County, anchored by a large military payroll from Cannon AFB alongside agriculture, tracks close to that state figure rather than the lower rural-county norm.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Cannon Air Force Base is the county&#8217;s largest employer, home to Air Force Special Operations Command&#8217;s 27th Special Operations Wing. Dairy farming, cattle and irrigated grain round out the rural economy, and Clovis serves as the regional trade and rail hub for eastern New Mexico&#8217;s Llano Estacado communities. Clovis is also historically linked to early rock-and-roll recording, having hosted the Norman Petty Studio where Buddy Holly cut several hit records in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Curry County was created in 1909 out of Roosevelt and Quay counties and is named for George Curry, territorial governor of New Mexico from 1907 to 1910. Clovis grew up as a railroad division point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and the county&#8217;s development has tracked the rail line and, since the 1940s, the air base southwest of the city.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Highway 60\/84 and US Highway 70 cross at Clovis, and US Highway 60 continues east into Texas toward Farwell\/Muleshoe.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Portales &mdash; 19 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Tucumcari &mdash; 60 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Amarillo, Texas &mdash; 100 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Lubbock, Texas &mdash; 100 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clovis Regional Airport offers general aviation; the nearest commercial air service is Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in eastern New Mexico, on the Texas state line, part of the Llano Estacado high plains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>48,430 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>1,408 square miles (3,650 km2), New Mexico&#8217;s fourth-smallest county by area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>Clovis is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>Two incorporated cities, two villages, and one census-designated place, plus more than a dozen unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Curry County?<\/strong><br \/>Clovis uses 88101; Texico 88135; Melrose 88124; Grady 88120.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Cannon Air Force Base?<\/strong><br \/>An Air Force Special Operations Command installation southwest of Clovis, and the county&#8217;s largest single employer.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/new-mexico\/\">Towns and villages in New Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curry County is a county in New Mexico, United States, on the far eastern state line adjacent to Texas. It had a population of 48,430 at the 2020 census and covers 1,408 square miles (3,650 km2) centred near 34\u00b034\u2032N 103\u00b021\u2032W. Clovis is the county seat, and its postal code is 88101. The county has two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Curry County, New Mexico","_seopress_titles_desc":"Curry County, New Mexico: Clovis, Texico, Grady, Melrose, Cannon AFB. 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