Lordsburg, New Mexico

About Lordsburg

Lordsburg, NM is a small town located in southwestern New Mexico with an estimated population of 2,203.

Lordsburg holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 261 residents per square mile.

📰 Lordsburg News Today

• Lordsburg High School (NM) Football MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Dozens of train cars derailed near Lordsburg along I-10 KOB 4 · Aug 2
• Union Pacific intermodal train derails in New Mexico trains.com · Aug 3
• Video: Lordsburg police officer arrested for DWI KRQE · May 4
• Strong winds cause train derailment near Lordsburg KTSM 9 News · Aug 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lordsburg Unique

• The only place in America named Lordsburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lordsburg

• Los Victor's Mexican Food California Style #4 — mexican
• Denny's
• Don Juan Burritos — mexican
• Mama Rosa’s Pizza — pizza
• Ramona's Cafe — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum · Museum
• Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours · Attraction
• Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site · Attraction
• Lordsburg Municipal Swimming Pool · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lordsburg

• Short Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lordsburg

• CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
• DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE
• LORDSBURG HIGH
• R.V.TRAYLOR ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lordsburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities