Whites City, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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32°10′36″N 104°22′36″W / 32.17667°N 104.37667°W / 32.17667; -104.37667CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyEddyArea • Total0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) • Land0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation3,662 ft (1,116 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total14 • Density32.26/sq mi (12.46/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code
88268
Area code575GNIS feature ID2584237[2]

Whites City also spelled White's City, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Whites City has a post office with ZIP code 88268.[4][5]

Whites City began in the 1920s as a commercial resort owned by Charlie White.[6] The community is primarily a resort town for visitors to nearby Carlsbad Caverns National Park.[7] U.S. Route 62, 180, and New Mexico State Road 7 all pass through the community.

It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District,[8] which operates Carlsbad High School.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202014—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whites City, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Rivero, Nicolas (August 25, 2017). "The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States". Mental Floss. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "White's City History". Historic White's City New Mexico. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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