Jal, New Mexico | |
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City | |
| Motto: "The Enchantment Starts Here!" | |
 Location of Jal, New Mexico | |
  Jal, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′53″N 103°11′24″W / 32.11472°N 103.19000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Lea |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.82 sq mi (12.49 km2) |
| • Land | 4.82 sq mi (12.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,045 ft (928 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,202 |
| • Density | 456.56/sq mi (176.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88252 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-35040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410131[1] |
| Website | www |
Jal is a small city located in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is New Mexico's south-easternmost city, and shares a border with Texas to the east and south. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census.[4] Jal is historically important in the natural gas industry, from the early 1900s to the present day.[5]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jal, New Mexico
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- ^ "JAL Ranch spawned New Mexico community, natural gas industry". Odessa American. Retrieved October 26, 2020.