Welcome to Halfway ...

Halfway is located in Lea County<1>.

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

Halfway is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Halfway is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

The area code for Halfway: (575)

Communities Also Named Halfway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Halfway - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Halfway ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Halfway.

• Maljamar
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maljamar
  • Maljamar is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maljamar <4>
• Loco Hills
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Hills
  • Loco Hills is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco Hills <4>
• Arkansas Junction
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Loving
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Loving is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <4>
• Monument
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• La Huerta
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North
• Malaga
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <4>
• Carlsbad
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halfway ...

Looking for more information about Halfway? 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 Halfway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halfway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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