Official Name: | City of the Sun, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | City of the Sun |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Luna |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.66 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 33 |
Population Density Km2: | 50.33 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 130.43 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4141 |
Coordinates: | 31.8467°N -107.6503°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584077 |
City of the Sun is an intentional community and census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 33 as of the 2020 census.[2] The community, which is on the northern border of Columbus, was founded in 1972.[3]
Like other areas in Luna County, the community is in the Deming Public Schools school district.[4]