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A city of 40,252 people in New Mexico
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City in New Mexico, United States1907Established
40,508Population
18.9 sq miArea
3,622 ftElevation
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010. It is the state's seventh-most populous city. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County.
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ZIP code88240, 88241, 88242
Area code575
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#18Best public schoolsof 47 in NM
DistrictHOBBSSchools21
COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 532 students
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 472 students
STONE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 429 students
TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 426 students
CORONADO ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students
MURRAY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 422 students
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