Bent is a community in Otero County, New Mexico, home to about 10 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88314.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)97 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW)78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ360 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bent; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bent had 150 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2010.
It’s the 486th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Otero County grew from 4,791 residents in 1900 to 67,839 in 2020.
Otero County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 11.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tularosa, NM weather station (12 miles away).
12,847 jobs at 988 businesses in Otero County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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