Lake Sumner is a community in De Baca County, New Mexico, home to about 86 people across 62 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88119.
Homes sold for a median of $67 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Fort Sumner; part is in Lake Sumner
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Sumner. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)141 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM144 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX444 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Sumner; 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.
Lake Sumner had 72 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 423rd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
De Baca County grew from 3,196 residents in 1920 to 1,698 in 2020.
De Baca County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 15.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Sumner, NM weather station (about a mile away).
232 jobs at 49 businesses in De Baca County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Sumner.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 17 |
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 (4 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 5 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.
Public schools here are run by Fort Sumner. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumner ElementaryFort Sumner | Pre-K–5 | 124 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Fort Sumner MiddleFort Sumner | 6–8 | 70 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Fort Sumner HighFort Sumner | 9–12 | 89 | Public | 0.7 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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