Living in Las Cruces


Living in Las Cruces NM

Las Cruces is a great place to do business and the quality of life is outstanding. Our quality of life includes a great climate. Residents and visitors can relax free from the worry of natural disasters like hurricanes, subzero weather, mud slides, tornados, high humidity and all of Mother Nature’s other battles.

There is much to do in the Las Cruces area with outstanding art and cultural opportunities, great golf courses and mountains and wilderness to explore. All of this lies within the backdrop of the beautiful state of New Mexico with Santa Fe only five hours away by auto and Albuquerque only four hours away.

Ruidoso and Cloudcroft, two fine mountain resort communities, are two hours and one-and-a-half hours away, respectively. We have horse racing and casinos close by in Sunland Park and Ruidoso.

Our community is blessed with New Mexico State University and White Sands Missile Range to provide a very stable economic base along with the agriculture along the Rio Grande Valley.

Las Cruces is a clean community with great parks and youth activities and a strong Las Cruces Public School System.

Quality housing is plentiful and very affordable.

The Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce is working hard to serve the business community and the overall community. Our job is to preserve the outstanding business climate and to promote orderly managed growth to keep our economy vibrant.

We are on the move and invite you to see the Las Cruces area for yourself. You will want to be a resident and permanent part of this great community.

Numbers to Know in Las Curces NM

Business Development
Better Business Bureau — (800) 873-2224
Business Registration — (575) 541-2287
Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce — (575) 524-1968

Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces — (575) 532-9255
Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce — (575) 649-7694
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance — (575) 525-2852
SCORE — (575) 523-5627
Small Business Development Center — (575) 527-7676

Employment
Kelly Temporary Services — (575) 525-1232
Manpower Staffing Services — (575) 522-6028
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions — (575) 524 6250
Quest Personnel, Inc. — (575) 541-0020
RM Personnel — (575) 541-5998
Tresco, Inc. — (575) 528-2200

Fine Arts
Black Box Theatre — (575) 523-1223
Branigan Cultural Center — (575) 541-2155
Doña Ana Arts Council — (575) 523-6403
Las Cruces Chamber Ballet — (575) 523-1654
Las Cruces Community Theatre — (575) 523-1200
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History — (575) 522-3120
Las Cruces Museum of Fine Arts — (575) 541-2137
Las Cruces Railroad Museum — (575) 647-4480
Las Cruces Symphony, New Mexico State University — (575) 646-3709
New Mexico State University Art Gallery — (575) 646-2545
New Mexico State University Hershel Zohn Theatre — (575) 646-4515
New Mexico State University Museum — (575) 646-1419

Government Offices
Emergencies — 911
City of Las Cruces Administration Office — (575) 541-2100
City Fire Department Administration Office — (575) 528-3473
City Police Department Administration Office — (575) 528-4200
Doña Ana County Administration Office — (575) 647-7200
New Mexico Game & Fish Department — (575) 532-2100
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department — (575) 524-6215
United States Bureau of Land Management — (575) 525-4300

Hospitals
Advanced Care Hospital of Southern NM (20 beds) — (575) 521-6600
Memorial Medical Center (286 beds) — (575) 522-8641
Mesilla Valley Hospital (86 beds-RTC) — (575) 382-3500
MountainView Regional Medical Center (168 beds) — (575) 556 7600
Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern NM (60 beds) — (575) 521-6400

Clinics
Ben Archer Health Center — (575) 382-9292
Covenant Clinics — (575) 556-0200
Family Medical Center — (575) 521-5370
La Clinica De Familia — (575) 526-1105
Lovelace Health Systems — (575) 532-8900
Prompt Care — (575) 521-5630
Highway and Road Conditions
Missile Range Road Blocks — (575) 678-1178
New Mexico Road Conditions — (800) 432-4269

Housing
Greater Las Cruces Apartment Guide — (575) 525-3376
Las Cruces Association of Realtors — (575) 524-0658
Building Industry Association of Southern NM — (575) 526-6126
Real Estate Press — (575) 526-4224
The Real Estate Book — (575) 525-8004

Libraries
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library — (575) 528-4000
New Mexico State University Library — (575) 646-2932

Newspapers
Albuquerque Journal (daily) — (575) 526-4462
El Paso Times (daily) — (800) 351-1677
Las Cruces Bulletin (weekly) — (575) 524-8061
Las Cruces Sun-News (daily) — (575) 541-5400
Missile Ranger (weekly) — (575) 678-2716
Southwest Senior (monthly) — (575) 382-0408
The Ink (monthly) — (575) 541-9770
American Classifieds (weekly classified ads) — (575) 527-3463

Post Offices
Main Office — (575) 524-2841
Doña Ana Branch — (575) 523-4301
Commerce Branch — (575) 521-4593
Fairacres Branch — (575) 524-2195
Mesilla Branch — (575) 524-1531
Mesilla Park Branch — (575) 523-7088
Organ Branch — (575) 382-5949
University Park Branch — (575) 646-2019
White Sands Missile Range Branch — (575) 678-1257

Radio Stations
KGRT AM-FM (country/ western) — (575) 524-8588
KHQT FM 103.1 (top 40) — (575) 525-9298
KMVR Magic 105 (adult contemporary) — (575) 527-1111
KOBE AM 1450 (news/talk) — (575) 527-1111
KRUX 91.5 (college radio) — (575) 646-5667
KRWG FM 90.7 (public radio) — (575) 646-4525
KSNM FM 98.7 (40’s, 50’s, 60’s) — (575) 525-9298
KVLC FM 101.1 (oldies) — (575) 527-1111
KXPZ FM 99.5 (rock) — (575) 527-1111

Recreation
City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation — (575) 528-3149
Dripping Springs – A. B. Cox Visitor Center — (575) 522-1219
Las Cruces Country Club (semi-private) — (575) 526-9723
New Mexico State University Golf Course (public) — (575) 646-3219
New Mexico State University Athletic Department — (575) 646-4126
Pan Am Center Ticket Office — (575) 646-1420
Picacho Hills Country Club (private) — (575) 523-2556
Sonoma Ranch Golf Course — (575) 521-1818
Wet & Wild Water Park — (915) 886-2222

Schools and Universities
Business Skills Institute — (575) 526-5579
Doña Ana Community College — (575) 527-7500
Holy Cross Campus (Catholic) — (575) 526-2517
Immaculate Heart of Mary Campus (Catholic) — (575) 524-2141
Las Cruces Academy — (575) 521-9384
Las Cruces Public Schools — (575) 527-5800Mesilla Valley Christian Schools (Christian) — (575) 525-8515
New Mexico State University (information/ locator) — (575) 646-0111
New Mexico State University (admissions) — (575) 646-3121

Senior Service
Munson Senior Center — (575) 528-3000
Retired Senior Volunteer Program — (575) 528-3300
City of Las Cruces Senior Program — (575) 528-3000
Dial-A-Ride (senior transportation) — (575) 541-2777

Tourist Information
Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau — (575) 541-2444

Tax Information
New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department — (575) 524-6225

Transportation
Advantage Rent-A-Car — (575) 541-0411
All Aboard America Tours — (915) 751-4220
Checker/Yellow Cab — (575) 524-1711
El Paso International Airport (regional) — (915) 780-4749
El Paso-Los Angeles Limousine Bus Lines — (915) 532-4061
Enterprise Rent-A-Car — (575) 525-1778
Greyhound-Trailways Bus Lines — (575) 524-8518
Hertz Rent-A-Car — (575) 521-4807
JL Style Limousine — (575) 382-4548
L & M Limousine — (575) 522-5411
Las Cruces International Airport (local) — (575) 541-2471
Las Cruces Shuttle Service — (575) 525-1784
Mesilla Valley Excursions — (575) 636-2005
Paradise Tours — (575) 527-4047
Roadrunner – City of Las Cruces Transit Department — (575) 541-2500
SAFERIDE — (575) 524-1875
Thrifty Car Rental — (575) 524-1510
Toyota Rent A Car — (575) 523-5566

Television Cable Service
Comcast Inc. — (575) 523-2531

Television Stations
KFOX-TV 14 (Fox affiliate) — (915) 833-8585
KRWG-TV 22 (Public Television) — (575) 646-2222
KDBC-TV 4 (CBS affiliate) — (915) 496-4444
KTSM-TV 9 (NBC affiliate) — (915) 532-5421
KVIA-TV 7 (ABC affiliate) — (915) 496-7777

Utilities
City of Las Cruces (gas, solid waste, sewer, water) — (575) 541-2111
El Paso Electric Company (electric) — (575) 526-5555
US West Communications (telephone services) — (575) 523-6036