Welcome to Lordsburg ...
The city of Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County<1> and is the County Seat for Hidalgo County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lordsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lordsburg has a population of 2,397 people<2> (see below for details).
Lordsburg is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lordsburg is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Lordsburg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Lordsburg and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Code for Lordsburg: 575
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lordsburg had an population of 2,397 people. This is a decrease of 14.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 29.06% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lordsburg had a population of 2,797 people (which is 57.5% of the total population of Hidalgo County). This makes Lordsburg the county's most populous community.
The population of Lordsburg represents 0.14% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,797 people, the population of Lordsburg decreased 17.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,379 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Lordsburg.
Communities Also Named Lordsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Lordsburg: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Grant County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lordsburg.
Communities near Lordsburg ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Lordsburg.
- Steins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Steins is located in Hidalgo County
- Former name for Steins:
- Stein's Pass
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Steins
- From Lordsburg to Steins
- Separ
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
- Separ is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Separ
- From Lordsburg to Separ
- Cotton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
- Redrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redrock
- From Lordsburg to Redrock
- Windmill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
- Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windmill
- From Lordsburg to Windmill
- Animas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas
- Animas is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Animas <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Animas
- From Lordsburg to Animas
- Virden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Wilna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - San Simon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simon
- San Simon is located in Cochise County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simon <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Simon
- From Lordsburg to San Simon
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 Lordsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lordsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lordsburg. 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 Lordsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lordsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Lordsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lordsburg ...
Looking for more information about Lordsburg? 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 Lordsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lordsburg.
Adding Lordsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lordsburg 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 Lordsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Lordsburg post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lordsburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lordsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lordsburg. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lordsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |