Whites City also spelled White's City, is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

and

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Eddy County, New Mexico Eddy County is a List of counties in New Mexico, county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 62,314. Its county seat and largest city is Carlsbad, New Mexico, Carlsbad. T ...

, United States. Whites City has a

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with ZIP code 88268. Whites City began in the 1920s as a commercial resort owned by Charlie White. The community is primarily a resort town for visitors to nearby

Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a national park of the United States in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors can hike in on their own via the natural ...

. U.S. Route 62, 180, and New Mexico State Road 7 all pass through the community. It is within the

Carlsbad Municipal School District Carlsbad Municipal School District, also known as Carlsbad Municipal Schools, is a school district in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. Governance The CMS superintendent is Dr. Gerry Washburn. The Board of Education is made up of: *David Sh ...

, which operates Carlsbad High School.

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