Carlsbad is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62/180 and 285, and is the principal city of the Carlsbad-Artesia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which has a total population of 62,314. Located in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Carlsbad straddles the Pecos River and sits at the eastern edge of the Guadalupe Mountains.
Southwest
Carlsbad
Eddy County, NM
Population
31,755
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,143
Median home value
$172,500
Founded
1888
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Carlsbad Irrigation District · listed 1966
- Caverns, The, Historic District · listed 1988
- Caverns, The, Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2014
- Rattlesnake Springs Historic District · listed 1988
Notable landmarks
- Archeological Site LA-18161
- Armandine · listed 2003
- Dam-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area · listed 1993
- Dark Canyon Fire Lookout Complex
- First National Bank of Eddy · listed 1976
- Group Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area · listed 1993
- Painted Grotto · listed 1977
- Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area · listed 1993
- Tansill, Rober Weems and Mary E., House · listed 2002
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