Happy Valley, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Happy Valley had a population of 617.[4] The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was manufactured here. It was named because the lack of land use regulations made residents happy.[5]
Happy Valley, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
  Happy Valley | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′26″N 104°17′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Eddy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
| • Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,209 ft (978 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 617 |
| • Density | 287.6/sq mi (111.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584108[2] |
Geography
The community is approximately two miles west of the west edge of Carlsbad. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.159 square miles (5.59 km2), of which 2.156 square miles (5.58 km2) are land and 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km2) are water.[6]
Demographics
Education
It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District,[8] which operates Carlsbad High School.
