Hope, NM Public Records
Hope is an incorporated village in Eddy County, New Mexico, with an estimated population of 113 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.2 square miles of land.
🏢 Hope Village Office
Hope's own village government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the village clerk under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the village; see the offices below.
📇 Hope Contact on File
| Government | Village Of Hope |
| Contact listed | Clerk/treasurer |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1476, Hope, NM 88250 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Hope
Hope is in Eddy County. In New Mexico, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in New Mexico are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in New Mexico are handled by the Probate Court or the District Court in each county.
📍 Eddy County at a Glance
| County | Eddy County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 61,436 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Eddy County District Court
| Address | 102 N. Canal St., Carlsbad, NM 88220 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (575) 885-4740 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. (closed during the lunch hour) |
| Records available | New Mexico District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, children’s court) |
| Official website | fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov |
| Sources | fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/…/location-hours-contacts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Eddy County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Hope
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Hope, NM:
📋 Hope Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New Mexico Department of Health – Bureau of Vital Records and Health StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for New Mexico are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In New Mexico, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Eddy County courthouse. Divorce cases in New Mexico are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New Mexico are handled by the Probate Court or the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | New Mexico Courts |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the New Mexico registry |