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Carlsbad
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city in and county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Carlsbad is a city in New Mexico that serves as the county seat of Eddy County. It is a municipal center for the surrounding region in southeastern New Mexico.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Karlovy Vary
- Official name
- Carlsbad
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Eddy County
- Population
- 32238
- Area
- 0.716447
- Elevation
- 1004
- Time zone
- Mountain Time Zone
- Capital of
- Eddy County
- Shares border with
- Artesia
- Official website
- www.cityofcarlsbadnm.com
- Image
- Carlsbad New Mexico Public Library.jpg
- Households
- 11088
- Dialing code
- 575
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- Commons category
- Carlsbad, New Mexico
- topic's main category
- Category:Carlsbad, New Mexico
- postal code
- 88221
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Carlsbad, New Mexico
- category for people born here
- Q44688147
- inception
- 1888-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.9336
- per capita income
- 32614
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Encyclopedic overview
Carlsbad (/ˈkɑːrlzbæd/ KARLZ-bad) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. 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.
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