Santa Teresa

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Santa Teresa

Total population

6,041

Median home value

$215,100

37.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,161

Santa Teresa$63k

National$74k

Elevation1156 m

Land area26.1 km²

Weather90°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates31.87°, -106.67°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Santa Teresa is an unincorporated community in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is home to the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to El Paso, Texas, than to Las Cruces. While the United States Census Bureau defined Santa Teresa as a census-designated place (CDP), the census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 4,258 at the 2010 census and 5,044 at the 2020 census. The National Weather Service El Paso Weather Forecast Office that serves extreme western Texas and Southwestern New Mexico states is based in Santa Teresa.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Santa Teresa, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Sunland Park
  5.4 mi away · pop. 17,463
• Anthony
  10.7 mi away · pop. 8,767
• Vado
  17.7 mi away · pop. 2,895
• Chaparral
  19.7 mi away · pop. 18,186
• Tortugas
  27.9 mi away · pop. 381
• University Park
  28.3 mi away · pop. 2,782
• Picacho Hills
  33 mi away · pop. 2,002
• White Sands
  37 mi away · pop. 1,609
• Organ
  38.5 mi away · pop. 152
• City of the Sun
  57.4 mi away
• Placitas
  62.1 mi away · pop. 516
• Hatch
  62.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Santa Teresa

Prehistoric land use in the southern Mesilla Bolson

Beth Laura O'Leary · 1987

Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España

Bernardino de Sahagún · 1829

Archaeological resources of the Santa Teresa Study Area, south-central New Mexico

1988

Archaeological resources of the Santa Teresa study area, south-central New Mexico

John C. Ravesloot · 1988

Santa Teresa Border Crossing Station

1993

Hidden history of Spanish New Mexico

Ray John De Aragon · 2012

The phantom palms

Peter Y. Bullock · 2000

Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition

Frances Levine · 2016

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 194 mi
• Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 195 mi
• Wildfire Paddy Creek, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 211 mi
• Wildfire Butte, Gila, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 232 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Giant Water Scavenger Beetle

Hydrophilus triangularis

Seen 2026-09-17

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Seen 2026-09-14

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Seen 2026-09-13

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Seen 2026-09-13

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

Seen 2026-09-13

Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale

Seen 2026-09-13

Sora

Porzana carolina

Seen 2026-09-13

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Seen 2026-09-13

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 16:30 UTC.