Lordsburg, New Mexico

About Lordsburg

Lordsburg, NM is a small town located in southwestern New Mexico with an estimated population of 2,203.

Lordsburg holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 261 residents per square mile.

📰 Lordsburg News Today

• Why Lordsburg, New Mexico, feels like home Albuquerque Journal · Oct 5
• Over a dozen migrants apprehended by Border Patrol in Lordsburg KTSM 9 News · Oct 5
• At least 50 train cars derail near Lordsburg, New Mexico KVIA · Aug 2
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Lordsburg, New Mexico - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 20
• Dozens of train cars derailed near Lordsburg along I-10 KOB 4 · Aug 2

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 Lordsburg Unique

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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lordsburg

• Los Victor's Mexican Food California Style #4 — mexican
• Denny's
• Don Juan Burritos — mexican
• Mama Rosa’s Pizza — pizza
• Ramona's Cafe — mexican

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum · Museum
• Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours · Attraction
• Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site · Attraction
• Lordsburg Municipal Swimming Pool · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lordsburg

• Short Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Lordsburg

• CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
• DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE
• LORDSBURG HIGH
• R.V.TRAYLOR ELEMENTARY

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lordsburg

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