Pastura, New Mexico

About Pastura

Pastura is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Mexico.

Pastura holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.35 square miles.

📰 Pastura News Today

• Carmel Jasper Obituary (1948 - 2026) - Clovis, NM - Eastern New Mexico News Legacy obituary · Jul 1
• Pastura, NM Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
• Soledad "Sally" Saiz Obituary (2025) - Roswell, NM - Chavez Funeral Home - Fort Sumner Legacy obituary · Sep 26
• In Memoriam: Rudolfo Anaya, 1937–2020 npg.si.edu · Jun 28
• Isaac "Ike" Alvarado Jr Obituary Oct 3, 2015 French Funerals & Cremations · Oct 3

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What Makes Pastura Unique

• The only place in America named Pastura — 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 eastern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 20 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pastura

• Pintada Communtiy Center reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pastura

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