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Welcome to Humble City ...

Humble City is located in Lea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Humble City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Humble City is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Humble City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Humble City: 575

Communities near Humble City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Humble City.

  • Hobbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lovington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkansas Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
    • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
  • Monument
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillburn City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
    • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
  • Jones City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Jones City is located in Lea County
  • Eunice
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • McDonald
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Denver City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maypens
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
    • Maypens is located in Lea County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humble City ...

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

Adding Humble City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Humble City post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humble City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Humble City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/