{"id":6305,"date":"2023-07-25T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T11:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:43","slug":"lea-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lea-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Lea County, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lea County is a county in New Mexico, United States, in the state’s southeastern corner along the Texas line. It had a population of 74,455 at the 2020 census and covers 4,394 square miles (11,380 km2) centred near 32\u00b048\u2032N 103\u00b025\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Lovington is the county seat, and its postal code is 88260. The county has four incorporated cities, one incorporated town, and several unincorporated communities and census-designated places. Lea County is in the Mountain Time Zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Lea County<\/h2>\n

Lea County has four incorporated cities, one incorporated town, and a number of unincorporated communities and census-designated places scattered across its oil-and-gas plains. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated place with no formal municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hobbs<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n39,141<\/td>\n88240 \/ 88242<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lovington<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n11,393<\/td>\n88260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eunice<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n3,081<\/td>\n88231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jal<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n1,916<\/td>\n88252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tatum<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n631<\/td>\n88267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monument<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88265<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nadine<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Hobbs<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caprock<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crossroads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maljamar<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McDonald<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

A handful of names from older lists — Air Base City, Arkansas Junction, Bennett, Buckeye, Gladiola, Halfway, Hillburn City, Humble City, Jones City, Knowles, Lea, Maypens, Medlin Place, Ochoa, Oil Center, Prairieview, Warren — are historic oilfield camps, ranch stops, or Hobbs neighborhoods with no current post office or census recognition; they are not repeated in the table above because no verifiable modern source confirms them as standing places.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n