Elephant Butte, New Mexico

About Elephant Butte

Elephant Butte, NM is a small town located in southern New Mexico with an estimated population of 1,439.

Elephant Butte holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 344 residents per square mile.

📰 Elephant Butte News Today

• Elephant Butte looking good after recent rain KOB 4 · Oct 2
• Recent rainfall helps Elephant Butte Lake KRQE · Sep 28
• Low water levels at Elephant Butte Lake spark concerns for tourism KVIA · Oct 5
• New Mexico lake that supplies West Texas sits at near empty MySA · Sep 20
• Recent rains raise Elephant Butte water level KRQE · Oct 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Mexico headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Elephant Butte Unique

• The only place in America named Elephant Butte — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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

• 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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Elephant Butte

• Denny's — american
• Denny's Restaurant — american
• Hodge's Corner Restaurant — american
• Johnny B's — regional
• Kokopelli’s Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• La Cocina Restaurant — mexican
• Las Arcos Steak & Lobster — steak house
• Los Arcos Steak & Lobster House — steak house
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sunset Grill — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elephant Butte

• Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Elephant Butte

• HOT SPRINGS HIGH
• SIERRA ELEMENTARY
• T OR C ELEMENTARY
• T OR C MIDDLE

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Elephant Butte

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