San Jerónimo is a Port of Entry in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, across the U.S. border from Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Santa Teresa is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to El Paso, Texas than to Las Cruces.-Geography:Santa...

. It is located in the municipality of Juárez

Juárez (municipality of Chihuahua)

Juárez is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Juárez. The municipality covers an area of ....

, and is an alternative to the busy crossings between El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas

El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

The original port of entry was opened in 1992 by a binational agreement.

It is approximately 19 km (11.8 mi) off Federal Highway 2, and 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from the Santa Teresa Airport.

The Santa Teresa Port of Entry is open 7 days a week from 6 AM to 10 PM.