Welcome to Alto ...

Alto is located in southeast New Mexico.

Alto is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Alto is 7,310 feet [2,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alto is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Alto: 575

The ZIP code for Alto: 88312<3>

Communities Also Named Alto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Alto - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alto ...

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

• Ruidoso Downs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <5>
• Capitan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <5>
• Bonito
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonito
  • From Alto to Bonito
• Hollywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hollywood
  • From Alto to Hollywood
• Carrizo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • Carrizo is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carrizo
  • From Alto to Carrizo
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Stanton
  • From Alto to Fort Stanton
• Nogal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nogal
  • From Alto to Nogal
• Glencoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glencoe
  • From Alto to Glencoe
• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln
  • From Alto to Lincoln
• Mescalero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mescalero
  • From Alto to Mescalero

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alto ...

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

Adding Alto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alto post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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