THE SANTA TERESA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas setting.
Santa Teresa CDP has 8.85 square miles of land in Doña Ana County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Santa Teresa and Doña Ana County
Santa Teresa is associated with Doña Ana 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.
Santa Teresa by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Santa Teresa, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Doña Ana County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Santa Teresa CDP has 60.1% of the land area of nearby Sunland Park city (14.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

