Official Name: | Oasis, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sierra |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.41 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.41 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.09 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.09 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 161 |
Population Density Km2: | 29.75 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 77.03 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4252 |
Coordinates: | 32.9278°N -107.3164°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584168 |
Oasis is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 149 as of the 2010 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all land.[2]
While Interstate 25 passes through the community, it does not have an exit; the community is approximately halfway between exits 59 and 63. New Mexico State Road 187 also passes through the community. Caballo Lake is located to the east of the community.
Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools is the school district for the entire county.[3] Truth or Consequences Middle School and Hot Springs High School, both in Truth or Consequences, are the district's secondary schools.