Town guide

Tularosa, New Mexico

Tularosa is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, home to about 2,597 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88352.

Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population2,597921 per sq mi
Median home value$150,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$115Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tularosa

1 ZIP code

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Around Tularosa

Distances

Nearest major airportEl Paso International Airport (ELP)89 miles away
Closer regional airportLas Cruces International Airport (LRU)75 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+El Paso, TX88 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ353 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tularosa; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Tularosa

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Tularosa had 2,553 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.

It’s the 71st largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.

Otero County grew from 4,791 residents in 1900 to 67,839 in 2020.

Tularosa population by census2000: 2,864, 2010: 2,842, 2020: 2,5532,86420002,84220102,5532020

Otero County, 1900–2020

Otero County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,791, 1910: 7,069, 1920: 7,902, 1930: 9,779, 1940: 10,522, 1950: 14,909, 1960: 36,976, 1970: 41,097, 1980: 44,665, 1990: 51,928, 2000: 62,298, 2010: 63,797, 2020: 67,8395K’00’108K’20’3011K’40’5037K’60’7045K’80’9062K’00’1068K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TularosaJan: high 56°F, low 29°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 33°F, 0.5 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 39°F, 0.4 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 45°F, 0.4 in; May: high 85°F, low 53°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 94°F, low 62°F, 0.8 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 66°F, 1.8 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 65°F, 1.8 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 59°F, 1.7 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 48°F, 1.1 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 37°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 30°F, 0.9 in56°29°Jan0.561°33°Feb0.569°39°Mar0.477°45°Apr0.485°53°May0.594°62°Jun0.893°66°Jul1.891°65°Aug1.886°59°Sep1.776°48°Oct1.164°37°Nov0.755°30°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tularosa, NM weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Otero County

12,847 jobs at 988 businesses in Otero County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Otero CountyHealth care and social assistance: 3,329 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,675 jobs; Retail trade: 2,617 jobs; Construction: 919 jobs; Administrative and support: 621 jobs; Other services: 577 jobs; Professional services: 491 jobs; Finance and insurance: 355 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Hotels and restaurants 21% Retail trade 20% Construction 7% Administrative and support 5% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tularosa.

Nearest hospitals

  • Christus Southern New MexicoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Alamogordo10.6 miles
  • Lincoln County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Ruidoso28.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers4
Pharmacies1

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.

Places in and around Tularosa

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Tularosa Historical Marker0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Lowe's1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Kim Stanley (1925) · American actress (1925–2001)
  • Jan Clayton (1917) · American actress (1917-1983)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Tularosa

Public schools here are run by Tularosa. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Tularosa ElementaryTularosaPre-K–2230Public0.5 mi
Tularosa IntermediateTularosa3–6210Public0.4 mi
Tularosa MiddleTularosa7–8140Public0.6 mi
Tularosa HighTularosa9–12303Public1.1 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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