About Artesia, NM

Artesia is a small oil town in southeastern New Mexico, positioned along US 285 between Roswell and Carlsbad. The highway connects it to major destinations like Carlsbad Caverns, while US 82 runs east-west through town toward the Texas border. The city serves as a regional hub for the Permian Basin's energy industry, with its economy built around oil and gas operations. Artesia gets its name from the artesian wells that naturally flow from underground aquifers, providing water through geological pressure rather than pumping.

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Artesia, NM is in United States, at 32.850, -104.427 - about 4 km south-west of Morningside, NM.

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