Welcome to Nutrioso ...

Nutrioso is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nutrioso, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Nutrioso is 7,670 feet [2,338 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Nutrioso is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Nutrioso lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Nutrioso, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Nutrioso: 928

The ZIP code for Nutrioso: 85932<3>

Communities near Nutrioso ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Nutrioso.

• Eagar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
  • Eagar is located in Apache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eagar
  • From Nutrioso to Eagar
• Springerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springerville
  • Springerville is located in Apache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springerville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springerville
  • From Nutrioso to Springerville
• Alpine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Nutrioso to Alpine
• Greer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greer
  • From Nutrioso to Greer
• Northwoods
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
  • Northwoods is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northwoods
  • From Nutrioso to Northwoods
• Sprucedale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprucedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
  • Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sprucedale
  • From Nutrioso to Sprucedale
• Luna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Luna is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Luna
  • From Nutrioso to Luna
• Blue
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Blue is located in Greenlee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blue
  • From Nutrioso to Blue
• Reserve
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reserve
  • From Nutrioso to Reserve

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 Nutrioso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nutrioso.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nutrioso ...

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

Adding Nutrioso to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Nutrioso post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nutrioso.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/