Sunland Park, New Mexico

Sunland Park, New Mexico
City
Statue of Christ the King (by Urbici Soler) on Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park
Seal
Location of Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°51′30″N 106°38′26″W / 31.85833°N 106.64056°W / 31.85833; -106.64056
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Dona Ana
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [1]
• Total	15.01 sq mi (38.88 km2)
• Land	14.74 sq mi (38.17 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	16,702
• Density	1,133.26/sq mi (437.55/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	88063, 88008
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-75640
GNIS feature ID	2412006[2]
Website	www.sunlandpark-nm.gov

Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. The community of Santa Teresa adjoins it on the northwest. The population of Sunland Park was 14,106 at the 2010 census^[4] and was estimated at 17,978 by the United States Census Bureau in 2019.^[5] Though it lies adjacent to El Paso, being in Doña Ana County makes it a part of the Las Cruces metropolitan statistical area. Las Cruces is 42 miles (68 km) to the north.

The city is at the foot of Mount Cristo Rey, next to the Rio Grande, and is named for Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, which lies within the city limits. The location was formerly called "Anapra", a name shared by an adjacent area of Ciudad Juárez.