Welcome to McDonald ...

McDonald is located in southeast New Mexico.

McDonald is located in Lea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDonald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

McDonald is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McDonald is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from McDonald (for example, toward Plains (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for McDonald: (575)

The ZIP code for McDonald: 88260<3>

Communities Also Named McDonald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named McDonald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McDonald ...

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

• Lovington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
  • Lovington is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <5>
• Tatum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <5>
• Gladiola ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladiola
  • Gladiola is located in Lea County
• Bronco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Lea County
• Bronco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Yoakum County (TX)
• Humble City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Crossroads
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossroads <5>
• Air Base City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Plains
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
• Arkansas Junction
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea 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 McDonald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McDonald.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonald ...

Looking for more information about McDonald? 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 McDonald, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McDonald.

Adding McDonald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDonald 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 McDonald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McDonald post office opened in 1912.

We also found McDonald on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDonald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

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