La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico | |
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Our Lady of the Light Church | |
Location of La Luz, New Mexico | |
La Luz, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′11″N 105°56′20″W / 32.96972°N 105.93889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Otero |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.71 sq mi (27.74 km2) |
| • Land | 10.68 sq mi (27.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,721 ft (1,439 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,578 |
| • Density | 147.7/sq mi (57.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88337 |
| Area code | Area code 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-38330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408506 |
La Luz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Luz had a population of 1,578. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. Until 1848, La Luz was a part of Mexico. The CDP gets its name from the Spanish word for "light".