Happy Valley, New Mexico

Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 519 as of the 2010 census. The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was manufactured here. It was named because the lack of land use regulations made residents happy.

Geography
The community is approximately two miles west of the west edge of Carlsbad. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.159 mi2, of which 2.156 mi2 are land and 0.003 mi2 are water.

Education
It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District, which operates Carlsbad High School.