Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Downtown Fort Sumner in 2003
Location of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°28′33″N 104°14′53″W / 34.47583°N 104.24806°W / 34.47583; -104.24806
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDe Baca
Area
 • Total
3.34 sq mi (8.66 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2)
 • Water0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
4,045 ft (1,233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
889
 • Estimate 
(2023)
863
 • Density268.2/sq mi (103.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
88119
Area code575
FIPS code35-27340
GNIS feature ID2413553

Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fort Sumner had a population of 889. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.