THE NADINE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Shinnery Sands setting.
Nadine CDP has 11.4 square miles of land in Lea County. Its Census reference point is in Shinnery Sands, within High Plains.
Broad, comparatively smooth plains distinguish the High Plains from neighboring broken terrain. The natural grassland setting is drier and higher than the Central Great Plains to the east.
Regional context: High Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Nadine and Lea County
Nadine is associated with Lea County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Nadine by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Nadine, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Lea County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Nadine CDP has 43.1% of the land area of nearby Hobbs city (26.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

