Dora, New Mexico

About Dora

Dora is a tiny community in eastern New Mexico, home to 114 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dora holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.59 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 44 residents per square mile.

📰 Dora News Today

• Portales juvenile accused of threatening to 'shoot up' school in Dora KVII · Apr 28
• Dora's Inge sweeps 1A girls sprints The Eastern New Mexico News · May 12
• Dora C. Valdez | Obituaries lasvegasoptic.com · May 13
• Dora Eleanor Guenther Obituary Mar 24, 2026 - Parker-Price & Davidson - Parker-Price & Davidson Parker-Price & Davidson · Mar 24
• Dora Margot Mikles Cox Obituary June 7, 2026 French Funerals & Cremations · Jun 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dora Unique

• Positioned in eastern 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

• 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: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🏫 Schools in Dora

• DORA ELEMENTARY
• DORA HIGH

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

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