County · code 35025
Lea CountyNew Mexico
Lea County is in southeastern New Mexico and was formed in 1917 from Chaves and Eddy Counties. Its county seat is Lovington.
- Founded1917
- County seatLovington
- Land area4,392 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
- Population74,455 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped43,958 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Lea on the map of New Mexico
New Mexico has 33 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1917 from Chaves County and Eddy County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lea County was formed in 1917 from Chaves County and Eddy County. Lovington is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1917 for land now in Lea County may have been recorded in Chaves County and Eddy County.
- 1917Lea County created Lea created from Chaves and Eddy. · N.M. Laws 1917, 3rd reg. sess., ch. 23/pp. 108-110
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lea
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Official
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 43,958 parcels from Lea County, NM (AGOL org 'Lea County', urlKey Lea-County, owner leacounty; Sidwell built its Portico viewer). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Lea County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lea by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Lea County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lea County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lea County
- When was Lea County founded?
- Lea County was founded in 1917, formed from Chaves County and Eddy County.
- What is the county seat of Lea County?
- The county seat of Lea County is Lovington.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lea County?
- Yes. Lea County, NM (AGOL org 'Lea County', urlKey Lea-County, owner leacounty; Sidwell built its Portico viewer) publishes a parcel map of 43,958 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lea County's boundary or name changed?
- Lea County was created in 1917 from Chaves County and Eddy County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lea County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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