Loco HillsNM
Home to 72 people, the town was settled in 1941.
Is Loco Hills a good place to live?
No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Loco Hills. Loco Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
72 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Loco Hills.
Natural hazards: high risk in Loco Hills, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Loco Hills, 71% come from inland flooding and 11% from drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Loco Hills sits above nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Loco Hills is hotter
Expect chilly winters and hot summers in Loco Hills, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Loco Hills is
14% of adults report frequent physical distress in Loco Hills. Against the New Mexico average, Loco Hills comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Loco Hills: 65% of adults had a checkup this year, below both New Mexico’s towns (69%) and U.S. towns (79%). Two figures for adults in the town: 9.1% have diabetes, 17% binge drink.
| Loco Hills | Typical New Mexico town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 65% | 69% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Loco Hills | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 7.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.4% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Loco Hills
Moving to Loco Hills: who provides what
Loco Hills is unincorporated, so Eddy County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Loco Hills; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Loco Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Loco Hills
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Loco Hills is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loco Hills had a population of 68. Loco Hills has a post office with ZIP code 88255. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community. It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district. Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,652 ft
- ZIP code
- 88255
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