La Union, New Mexico

About La Union

La Union is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico.

Officially, La Union is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.14 square miles.

📰 La Union News Today

• Storm runoff creates sinkhole, damages road in La Union, New Mexico KFOX · Sep 23
• From field to fall tradition Las Cruces Bulletin · Sep 30
• La Union takes major hit from heavy rain KVIA · Sep 24
• La Union drainage project moves into Phase 2 KTSM 9 News · Aug 22
• Manuel Appelzoller Martinez Obituary Mar 19, 2026 www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com · Mar 19

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What Makes La Union Unique

• The only place in America named La Union — 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 southern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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