Sunland Park, New Mexico

Sunland Park, New Mexico
City
Statue of Christ the King (by Urbici Soler) on Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park
Statue of Christ the King (by Urbici Soler) on Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park
Official seal of Sunland Park, New Mexico
Seal
Location of Sunland Park, New Mexico
Location of Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park is located in the United States
Sunland Park
Sunland Park
Location in the United States
Sunland Park is located in New Mexico
Sunland Park
Sunland Park
Location in New Mexico
Coordinates: 31°51′30″N 106°38′26″W / 31.85833°N 106.64056°W / 31.85833; -106.64056
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDona Ana
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorJavier Perea
 • City ManagerMichael Martinez
Area
[1]
 • Total
15.01 sq mi (38.88 km2)
 • Land14.74 sq mi (38.17 km2)
 • Water0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
16,702
 • Density1,133.26/sq mi (437.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88063, 88008
Area code575
FIPS code35-75640
GNIS feature ID2412006[2]
Websitesunlandpark-nm.gov

Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. The community of Santa Teresa adjoins it on the northwest. The population of Sunland Park was 14,106 at the 2010 census[4] and was estimated at 17,978 by the United States Census Bureau in 2019.[5] Though it lies adjacent to El Paso, being in Doña Ana County makes it a part of the Las Cruces metropolitan statistical area. Las Cruces is 42 miles (68 km) to the north.

The city is at the foot of Mount Cristo Rey, next to the Rio Grande, and is named for Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, which lies within the city limits. The location was formerly called "Anapra", a name shared by an adjacent area of Ciudad Juárez.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunland Park, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sunland Park city, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.