Map of Las Cruces, United States

Las Cruces is a city in New Mexico, United States, with a population of about 101,643. It lies at 32.3123°N, 106.7783°W, about 1191 m above sea level. Las Cruces is about 2,773 km (1,723 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is El Paso, 67 km to the southeast.

Las Cruces at a glance

Where is Las Cruces?

• The 2nd largest city in New Mexico on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 02 min on the shortest day to 14 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Las Cruces

• El Paso — 67 km southeast
• Ciudad Juárez — 72 km southeast, Mexico
• Socorro — 86 km southeast
• Nuevo Casas Grandes — 237 km southwest, Mexico
• Roswell — 242 km northeast
• Agua Prieta — 284 km west, Mexico
• South Valley — 300 km north
• Albuquerque — 308 km north
• Enchanted Hills — 337 km north
• Hobbs — 344 km east

Largest cities in New Mexico

• Albuquerque — 564,559
• Enchanted Hills — 87,521
• Santa Fe — 87,505
• Roswell — 48,544
• Farmington — 42,871
• South Valley — 40,976
• Clovis — 39,480
• Hobbs — 38,416

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.