Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad, New Mexico
City
Eddy County Courthouse Carlsbad Museum and Art Center (l) Carlsbad Library (r) Carlsbad Municipal Building
Seal
Nicknames:  The Cavern City The Pearl on the Pecos
Location in the state of New Mexico
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Coordinates: 32°24′43″N 104°14′11″W / 32.41194°N 104.23639°W / 32.41194; -104.23639
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Eddy
Founded	1888 (as Eddy)
Incorporated	1893 (as Eddy) 1899 (as Carlsbad)
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Dale Janway
• City Council	Councilors Edward T. Rodriguez Lisa A. Anaya-Flores J.R. Doporto Leo Estrada Jason G. Shirley Wesley Carter Janell E. Whitlock Richard W. Doss
• State House	Representatives Cathrynn Brown (R) James G. Townsend (R)
• State Senate	State Senators Gay G. Kernan (R) Carroll H. Leavell (R) Ron Griggs (R)
• U.S. House	Representative Steve Pearce (R)
Area [1]
• City	31.79 sq mi (82.34 km2)
• Land	31.52 sq mi (81.63 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,127 ft (953 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	32,238
• Density	1,022.91/sq mi (394.94/km2)
• Urban	32,238
Demonym	Carlsbadian
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	88220-88221
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-12150
GNIS feature ID	2409985[2]
Primary airport	Cavern City Air Terminal CNM
Website	www.cityofcarlsbadnm.com

Carlsbad (/ˈkɑːrlzbæd/ KARLZ-bad) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.^[4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238.^[5] 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.

Carlsbad is a hub for potash mining, petroleum production, and tourism. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the city, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies 54 miles (87 km) southwest across the Texas border. The Lincoln National Forest is to the northwest of town.