Eunice is a city in
Lea County,
New Mexico,
United States. The population was 2,562 at the
2000 census. The mayor of Eunice, as of April 2007, is Matt White. Ground was broken for construction of a
National Enrichment Facility, which uses
Zippe-type centrifuge technology, to enrich uranium in August, 2006. In June 2010, the enrichment facility, owned by
URENCO USA, commenced operations.