City of the Sun is a community in Luna County, New Mexico across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88029.
Homes sold for a median of $56 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Columbus; part is in City of the Sun
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside City of the Sun. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)74 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ285 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of City of the Sun; 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.
City of the Sun had 33 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.
Luna County grew from 3,913 residents in 1910 to 25,427 in 2020.
Luna County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 10.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus, NM weather station (about a mile away).
4,845 jobs at 371 businesses in Luna County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in City of the Sun.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Deming. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus ElementaryColumbus | Pre-K–5 | 483 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Columbus.
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