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Around Tularosa
Distances
Nearest major airport
El Paso International Airport (ELP)89 miles away
Closer regional airport
Las 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
U.S. Representative · New Mexico’s 2nd DistrictGabe Vasquez (D)
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.
Otero County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
4
Pharmacies
1
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: 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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Tularosa ElementaryTularosa
Pre-K–2
230
Public
0.5 mi
Tularosa IntermediateTularosa
3–6
210
Public
0.4 mi
Tularosa MiddleTularosa
7–8
140
Public
0.6 mi
Tularosa HighTularosa
9–12
303
Public
1.1 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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