La Huerta, New Mexico
La Huerta, New Mexico | |
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Eddy |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
| • Land | 1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,117 ft (950 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,448 |
| • Density | 950.4/sq mi (366.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-37420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407964 |
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.