City of the Sun, New Mexico

About City of the Sun

City of the Sun, NM is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern New Mexico.

City of the Sun holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.25 square miles.

📰 City of the Sun News Today

• City of the Sun On Working With Phil Ek & Making Rock-Driven New Album ‘Under The Moon’ (INTERVIEW) Glide Magazine · May 13
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• Mexico’s Teotihuacán ruins under threat from encroaching bulldozers, officials say Los Angeles Times · May 26
• Columbus, New Mexico Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15
• Rural broadband project will connect Columbus, Luna County Deming Headlight · Apr 1

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What Makes City of the Sun Unique

• The only place in America named City of the Sun — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.

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