Hatch is a village in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.

The town is experiencing moderate growth, along with its outliers of Salem, Arrey, Derry, and Rincon.

Hatch was originally settled as Santa Barbara in 1851; however, Apache raids drove the farmers away until 1853, when the nearby Fort Thorn was established.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all land.

[citation needed] The Hatch Chile Festival[9] is an annual event that occurs each Labor Day.

[5] This event attracts people worldwide to a place known as the chile capital of the world.

These divert water from the Rio Grande and two lakes approximately 20 mi (32 km) north of Hatch named Caballo (Spanish for "horse") and Elephant Butte Reservoir (named after a rock formation in the middle of the lake that looks similar to an elephant).