Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Main Street in Santa Teresa, June 2013
Main Street in Santa Teresa, June 2013
Location within Dona Ana County and New Mexico
Location within Dona Ana County and New Mexico
Santa Teresa is located in the United States
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa
Location in the United States
Santa Teresa is located in New Mexico
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa
Location in New Mexico
Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 106°40′24″W / 31.87111°N 106.67333°W / 31.87111; -106.67333
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDona Ana
Area
[1]
 • Total8.85 sq mi (22.92 km2)
 • Land8.85 sq mi (22.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,937 ft (1,200 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total5,044
 • Density569.94/sq mi (220.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88008, 88063
Area code575
FIPS code35-70700
GNIS feature ID2409282[2]

Santa Teresa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is home to the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to El Paso, Texas, than to Las Cruces.[4] While the United States Census Bureau has defined Santa Teresa as a CDP, the census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 4,258 at the 2010 census and 5,044 at the 2020 census.[5] The National Weather Service El Paso Weather Forecast Office that serves extreme western Texas and Southwestern New Mexico states is based in Santa Teresa.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Teresa, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hagan, Shelly; Averbuch, Maya (August 29, 2022). "With Abbott's Border Crackdown, New Mexico Looks to Take Texas Trade With New Port". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ United States Census
  6. ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "El Paso, TX". www.weather.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2024.