Truth or Consequences
city in and county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
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Summary
Truth or Consequences is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,856 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sierra County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rio Grande[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Shares border with: Elephant Butte[7], Williamsburg[8]
- Named after: Truth or Consequences[9]
- Postal code: 87901[10]
- Commons category: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico[11]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[12]
- Local dialing code: 575[13]
- Official website: https://www.torcnm.org/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Truth or Consequences, New Mexico[15]
- Population: 7289[16], 6475[17], 6052[18]
- Capital of: Sierra County[19]
- Official name: Truth or Consequences[20]
- Nickname: T or C[21]
- Number of households: 2783[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 1294 m[23]
- Area: 33 km²[24], 71.732387 km²[25]
- Water as percent of area: 0.4573 percent[26]
- Territory overlaps: Truth or Consequences urban area[27]
- Per capita income: 25,608 US dollars[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Truth or Consequences include it, N.M.[29], a film[30], directed by Kiefer Sutherland[31].
Why It Matters
Truth or Consequences has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for it include it, N.M.[29], a film[30], directed by Kiefer Sutherland[31].