Lea -- U.S. County in New Mexico Population (2000): 55511 Housing Units (2000): 23405 Land area (2000): 4392.956954 sq. miles (11377.705796 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.061833 sq. miles (2.750135 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4394.018787 sq. miles (11380.455931 sq. km) Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 32.728441 N, 103.327764 W Headwords: Lea Lea, NM Lea County Lea County, NM