Welcome to Penasco ...

Penasco is located in Taos County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penasco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Penasco is 7,680 feet [2,341 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Penasco is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Penasco: (575)

Communities Also Named Penasco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Penasco: This one is located in Taos County and the other is located in Otero County.

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

Communities near Penasco ...

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

• Taos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos <4>
• Trampas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trampas
  • Trampas is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trampas <4>
• Vallecito
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
  • Vallecito is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <4>
• Pilar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilar
  • Pilar is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilar <4>
• Tres Ritos
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
  • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
• Apodaca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
• Dixon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Truchas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truchas
  • Truchas is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truchas <4>
• Angostura
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
  • Angostura is located in Taos County
• Talpa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Talpa 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 Penasco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penasco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penasco. 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 Penasco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penasco ...

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

Adding Penasco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penasco 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 Penasco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Penasco post office opened in 1874.

We also found Penasco in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penasco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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