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Welcome to Arroyo Hondo ...

Arroyo Hondo is located in north central New Mexico.

Arroyo Hondo is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arroyo Hondo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Arroyo Hondo is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arroyo Hondo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Arroyo Hondo: 575

The ZIP code for Arroyo Hondo: 87513<3>

Communities near Arroyo Hondo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arroyo Hondo ...

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

Adding Arroyo Hondo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arroyo Hondo 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 (so far) for Arroyo Hondo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arroyo Hondo post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arroyo Hondo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arroyo Hondo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arroyo Hondo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arroyo Hondo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/