Meta
4250 Messenger Loop NW · Los Lunas, Valencia County, NM
Source: OpenStreetMap
Meta is a mapped data center in Valencia County, NM, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 588,461 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkMeta data center
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta
In the news
source: Google News- Did Mark Zuckerberg's data center 'dry up' Rio Grande? Here's what records showSnopes· Jun 4, 2026
- Report: Meta closer to expanding data center in Los LunasKOB.com· Mar 19, 2026
- Meta buys land adjacent to Los Lunas campus in New Mexico, possible expansion - reportData Center Dynamics· Jan 15, 2026
- Meta to build $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El PasoEl Paso Matters· Oct 15, 2025
- Meta to build $1.5B data center in Northeast El Paso near NM border, officials announceEl Paso Times· Oct 15, 2025
- Similar to Los Alamos in 1940s, Los Lunas getting transformed by techSanta Fe New Mexican· Jul 13, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Meta Platforms, Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Sundance Elementary in Los Lunas, is 0.8 mi from this site (561 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.