Whites City, New Mexico

About Whites City

Set in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Whites City is a small unincorporated community.

Whites City holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.43 square miles.

📰 Whites City News Today

• Earthquakes rattle southern New Mexico area KOAT · Dec 25
• 4 Best Gateway Towns To Carlsbad Caverns National Park WorldAtlas · Jan 5
• Whites City, NM Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Mar 29
• Two earthquakes jolt parts of Texas and New Mexico near Whites City - Las Cruces Sun-News Las Cruces Sun-News · Aug 11
• 5.4-magnitude earthquake rattles rural southeastern New Mexico, West Texas CBS News · May 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Whites City Unique

• The only place in America named Whites City — 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 southeastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Whites City

• Cactus Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Walnut Canyon Water Park · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Whites City

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Parks Ranch Caves · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rattlesnake Springs reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Whites City

🏘️ Nearby Communities