Welcome to Artesia ...

The city of Artesia is located in southeast New Mexico.

Artesia is located in Eddy County<1>.

The community of Artesia was established in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Artesia has a population of 12,336 people<2> (see below for details).

Artesia is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Artesia is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Artesia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Artesia, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Artesia is located in the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Artesia: 88210<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Artesia had an population of 12,336 people. This is an increase of 9.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Artesia had a population of 11,301 people (which is 20.99% of the total population of Eddy County). This makes Artesia the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Artesia represents 0.55% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,301 people, the population of Artesia increased 5.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,692 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Artesia.

Communities Also Named Artesia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Artesia - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Artesia.

Communities near Artesia ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Artesia.

• Hagerman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <5>
• Lake Arthur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <5>
• Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Dexter
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Loco Hills
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Hills
  • Loco Hills is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco Hills <5>
• La Huerta
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North
• Carlsbad
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Artesia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artesia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Artesia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Artesia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Artesia. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Artesia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artesia ...

Looking for more information about Artesia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Artesia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Artesia.

Adding Artesia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artesia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Artesia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Artesia post office opened in 1903.

We also found Artesia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artesia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Artesia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/