Welcome to Eunice ...

The city of Eunice is located in southeast New Mexico.

Eunice is located in Lea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eunice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eunice has a population of 3,052 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Eunice is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Eunice is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Eunice lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Eunice (for example, toward Andrews (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Eunice: (575)

The ZIP code for Eunice: 88231<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eunice had an population of 3,052 people. This is an increase of 4.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eunice had a population of 2,922 people. This makes Eunice the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Eunice represents 0.14% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,922 people, the population of Eunice increased 14.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,562 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eunice.

Communities Also Named Eunice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Eunice - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eunice.

Communities near Eunice ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Eunice.

• Hobbs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <5>
• Maypens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <5>
• Arkansas Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Air Base City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Jal
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jal
  • Jal is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jal <5>
• Frankel City ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankel City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankel City
  • Frankel City is located in Andrews County (TX)
• Humble City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Shafter Lake ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Lake
  • Shafter Lake is located in Andrews County (TX)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eunice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eunice.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eunice. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Eunice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eunice ...

Looking for more information about Eunice? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eunice, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eunice.

Adding Eunice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eunice in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eunice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eunice post office opened in 1909.

We also found Eunice on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eunice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eunice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/