Monument is a community in Lea County, New Mexico, home to about 432 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88265.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)189 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX354 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Monument; 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.
Monument had 213 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.
It’s the 272nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Lea County grew from 3,545 residents in 1920 to 74,455 in 2020.
Lea County, 1920–2020
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 30°F. About 14.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hobbs 13w, NM weather station (10 miles away).
24,911 jobs at 1,730 businesses in Lea 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.
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