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Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
CDP
About Los Cerrillos
Set in the central part of New Mexico, Los Cerrillos is a small unincorporated community.
Los Cerrillos holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.37 square miles.
📰 Los Cerrillos News Today
- Mary Sandoval Obituary Dec 20, 2025 Rivera Family Funerals & Cremations · Dec 24
- Forget about driving America’s Route 66 — it’s best by train The Times · Aug 1
- 5 Old-Timey Mining Towns In New Mexico WorldAtlas · Jan 9
- Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Los Cerrillos Atlas Obscura · Feb 13
- How to Spend the Weekend in the Historic Mining Town of Cerrillos New Mexico Magazine · Mar 24
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Los Cerrillos Unique
- The only place in America named Los Cerrillos — 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.
- 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 11 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Los Cerrillos
- Black Bird Saloon — burger
- Beer Creek Brewing Company — regional
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Allan Houser Sculpture Gardens · Art gallery
- Stardreaming · Art gallery
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site · Attraction
- Cerrillos Petting Zoo · Zoo
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum · Museum
- Encaustic Museum · Art gallery
- First River Gallery · Art gallery
- Paul Seftel Gallery · Art gallery
- Trent Gerard Edwards Studio/Gallery · Art gallery
- abandoned mine marker · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Mexico
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.37 sq mi
Coordinates35.4272, -106.1212