La Huerta, New Mexico

La Huerta, New Mexico
Location of La Huerta, New Mexico
La Huerta, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°26′56″N 104°13′21″W / 32.44889°N 104.22250°W / 32.44889; -104.22250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyEddy
Area
 • Total
1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2)
 • Land1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,117 ft (950 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,448
 • Density950.4/sq mi (366.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
FIPS code35-37420
GNIS feature ID2407964

La Huerta, formerly known as Carlsbad North, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Huerta had a population of 1,448. The community, whose name means "fruit garden" in Spanish, was named after the orchards and garden plots that supplied food to Carlsbad.