Welcome to Lea ...

Lea is located in Lea County<1>.

The location of Lea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Lea is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lea is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lea (for example, toward Seminole (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lea is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Lea ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Lea.

• Arkansas Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Eunice
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Jones City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea County
• Maypens
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Air Base City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Hobbs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
• Humble City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Maljamar
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maljamar
  • Maljamar is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maljamar <4>

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 Lea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lea.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lea. See our Newspapers Page for Lea.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lea ...

Looking for more information about Lea? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lea, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lea.

Adding Lea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lea 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 Lea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lea post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

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