Welcome to Loving ...

The village of Loving is located in southeast New Mexico.

Loving is located in Eddy County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loving, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Loving has a population of 1,394 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Loving is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Loving is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Loving: (575)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Loving had an population of 1,394 people. This is a decrease of 1.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Loving had a population of 1,413 people. This makes Loving the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Loving represents 0.07% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,413 people, the population of Loving increased 6.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,326 people).

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

Communities Also Named Loving ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Loving - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Loving ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Loving.

• Carlsbad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Malaga
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <5>
• Black River Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
  • Black River Village is located in Eddy County
• La Huerta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North
• Whites City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Whites City is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loving. 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 Loving.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loving ...

Looking for more information about Loving? 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 Loving, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loving.

Adding Loving to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loving 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 Loving was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loving post office opened in 1908.

We also found Loving on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loving.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loving. 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/