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Playas, New Mexico
CDP
About Playas
Playas is a small unincorporated community in southwestern New Mexico.
Playas holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.86 square miles.
📰 Playas News Today
- Video - Exercise Savage Jackal: 57 RQS executes CASEVAC and vehicle extraction dvidshub.net · Aug 18
- New Mexico Tech Secures Major Funding Increases from the 2026 Legislative Session New Mexico Tech · Mar 25
- Free assistance available to restore playas in eastern New Mexico Roswell Daily Record · May 30
- Playas, NM Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
- Sen. Martin Heinrich visits New Mexico ghost town used for military, law enforcement training - lcsun-news.com lcsun-news.com · Feb 24
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What Makes Playas Unique
- The only place in America named Playas — 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 southwestern 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 16 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Mexico
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.86 sq mi
Coordinates31.9126, -108.5363