Welcome to Eagle Nest ...

The village of Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County<1>.

The location of Eagle Nest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Nest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1935.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eagle Nest has a population of 254 people<3> (see below for details).

Eagle Nest is 8,210 feet [2,502 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Eagle Nest is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Eagle Nest lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Eagle Nest: (575)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eagle Nest had an population of 254 people. This is a decrease of 12.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eagle Nest had a population of 290 people. This makes Eagle Nest the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Eagle Nest represents 0.01% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 290 people, the population of Eagle Nest decreased 5.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 306 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eagle Nest.

Communities Also Named Eagle Nest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Eagle Nest: This one is located in Colfax County and the other is located in McKinley County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 8 communities that are also named Eagle Nest - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Nest.

Communities near Eagle Nest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Nest.

• Angel Fire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
  • Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <5>
• Cimarron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <5>
• Red River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <5>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <5>
• Ute Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute Park
  • Ute Park is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute Park <5>
• Valle Escondido
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Escondido
  • Valle Escondido is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Escondido <5>
• Taos Pueblo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Shady Brook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
• Arroyo Seco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Seco <5>
• Kiowa Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eagle Nest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Nest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle Nest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Nest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Nest. See our Newspapers Page for Eagle Nest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Nest ...

Looking for more information about Eagle Nest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eagle Nest, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Nest.

Adding Eagle Nest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Nest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eagle Nest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eagle Nest post office opened in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Nest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/