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Timberon, New Mexico
CDP
About Timberon
Timberon, NM is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New Mexico.
Timberon holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.29 square miles.
📰 Timberon News Today
- Boil water advisory extended for Timberon KOAT · Aug 17
- NM utility commissioner floats receivership for troubled water system Source New Mexico · Dec 4
- Timberon Water and Sanitation District Grapples with Chronic Violations, Soaring Rates, and Questions of Oversight and Accountability 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News · May 1
- Wildfire Watch: Apple Fire, Bear Fire KOB 4 · Jun 10
- Pump Was No Surprise: Timberon Water Board’s Emergency Meeting Draws Scrutiny 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News · Jul 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Timberon Unique
- The only place in America named Timberon — 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 southeastern 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Timberon
- Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Mexico
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area20.29 sq mi
Coordinates32.6363, -105.6953