Welcome to Lea County ...
Time Zone: Lea County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lovington is the Seat for Lea County.
Lea County was founded in 1917. Lea was created by taking area from Chaves and Eddy Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lea had a population of 71,070 people. This is an increase of 10.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 64,598 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lea represented 3.14% of the total population of New Mexico.
Below are some of the communities located in Lea County:
- Eunice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jal
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
- Jal is located in Lea County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jal <2>
- Lovington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tatum
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Websites specific to Lea County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Roosevelt County
- Chaves County
- Eddy County
- Loving County
- Winkler County
- Andrews County
- Gaines County
- Yoakum County
- Cochran County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |