Hobbs, New Mexico

About Hobbs

Hobbs is a thriving city in southeastern New Mexico counting 41,061 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest city in New Mexico.

Hobbs holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.42 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,554 residents per square mile.

📰 Hobbs News Today

• Special Education Teacher Shot Multiple Times at New Mexico Middle School, Juvenile Suspect Taken into Custody People.com · Sep 26
• More details released by police in investigation into school shooting in Hobbs KRQE · Sep 27
• Hobbs police investigating homicide after Monday shooting KCBD · Oct 8
• Hobbs police say school shooter is 13-year-old student KOAT · Sep 28
• Hobbs special education teacher shot at Highland Middle School, boy arrested KOB 4 · Sep 26

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 Hobbs Unique

• A top-25 city in New Mexico by population (#7 of 105 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southeastern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 2.9% of New Mexico's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 41,061.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hobbs

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hobbs

• Applebee's — american
• BUFFETTIME
• Cappuccino Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• Cattle Baron — steak house
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Cotton Patch Cafe — american
• Denny's

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• C.O.R.E. - Center of Recreational Excellence · Attraction
• City Park Splashpad · Water park
• Lea County Western Museum · Museum
• Zia Crossing Casino · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hobbs

• Harry McAdams State Park reviews ★
• Bender Park reviews ★
• Bensing Park reviews ★
• Charlie Brown Park reviews ★
• Clover Park reviews ★
• Del Norte Park reviews ★
• Green Acres Park reviews ★
• Harry McAdams Park reviews ★
• Heizer Park reviews ★
• Hobbs City Park reviews ★
• Hobbs Fire Station #2 Park reviews ★
• Hobbs Historical Marker reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Hobbs

• BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
• BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY
• CORONADO ELEMENTARY
• EDISON ELEMENTARY
• HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
• HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH
• HOBBS HIGH
• HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
• LAE COUNTY CORRECTIONS
• MILLS ELEMENTARY
• SANGER ELEMENTARY
• SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
• TAYLOR ELEMENTARY

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: Open-Meteo

🗺️ Map of Hobbs

🏘️ Nearby Communities