Online Highways Home > New Mexico > Hobbs Elevation 3,625' Hobbs is in Lea County, and in the Southeast New Mexico region. You can find Hobbs southeast of Roswell between Carlsbad and the Texas state line along US Highway 180. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 27,156, a decrease of 1,965 since 1990. Hobbs began as a agricultural site, gaining dominance when oil was discovered in June of 1928. Large numbers of people came to the Hobbs area after the oil strike. Today the town is considered the Oil Capital of New Mexico. The founding of Hobbs: 1907 Education College of the Southwest | New Mexico Junior College | History Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame | Thelma A. Webber Southwest Heritage Rm | Public Libraries Hobbs Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Lea County Inn | New Mexico State Parks Hobbs Industrial Airpark | Science Hobbs | Shopping Wallywood Worker | Transportation Lea County/hobbs/ Airport | See more New Mexico Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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malaco_music "Now playing "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" by Bobby Jones & Al The Bishop Hobbs on Malaco Gospel Radio http://bit.ly/8QqT6s #nowplaying"
PJSPhotography "@hobbs no I'm expecting a no pressure sales talk from him trying to keep me on board for another year.... I'm 50/50 at the moment"
Hobbs "@PJSPhotography let me guess how that conversation is going to go, Mr Stephens you need a bigger advert."
schmattt "@hobbs @alittlebit Idyllic walks in the country, made me eat pie, the list of cruelties goes on. I tell you, wouldn't treat a dog that badly"
BrooksJYoung "5 of 5 stars to The One-Day Way by Chantel Hobbs - http://goodreads.com/review/show/88844128"
Anudis "@hobbs shall we all make jokes about how they had a 'take away' lol"
Disklabs "@hobbs morning Nic"
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