La Union, New Mexico

About La Union

La Union is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico.

Officially, La Union is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.14 square miles.

📰 La Union News Today

• Obituary | Manuel Appelzoller Martinez of La Union, New Mexico bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com · Mar 19
• La Union Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 29
• Gallery of A new complex rises over the Former La Unión Mill in Toluca, State of Mexico - 3 ArchDaily · Jul 30
• ABC-7 First Alert: New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Vado, Berino, and La Union, NM until 6:15 PM for 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail KVIA · Jun 14
• La Union stormwater projects near finish line years after devastating flooding KDBC · May 19

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What Makes La Union Unique

• The only place in America named La Union — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of La Union

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