Chupadero, New Mexico

About Chupadero

Chupadero is a small unincorporated community in northern New Mexico.

Officially, Chupadero is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.81 square miles.

📰 Chupadero News Today

• Chupadero residents look to Santa Fe County to save struggling water system Santa Fe New Mexican · Jan 13
• Carl O. Fenter Obituary (2026) - El Canon de Chupadero, NM - Berardinelli Family Funeral Service Legacy obituary · Feb 11
• Chupadero, New Mexico Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Remembering retired UNM professor Jonathan Porter UNM Newsroom · Jun 12
• Chupadero, NM Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 23

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What Makes Chupadero Unique

• The only place in America named Chupadero — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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