Welcome to Arroyo Seco ...

Arroyo Seco is located in north central New Mexico.

Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arroyo Seco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Arroyo Seco is 7,630 feet [2,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arroyo Seco is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Arroyo Seco lies within the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Arroyo Seco: 87514<3>

Communities Also Named Arroyo Seco ...

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

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

Communities near Arroyo Seco ...

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

• Taos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Questa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
• Angel Fire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
  • Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <4>
• Red River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
• Eagle Nest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <4>
• Kiowa Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
• Arroyo Hondo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Hondo
  • Arroyo Hondo is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Hondo <4>
• El Prado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Prado
  • El Prado is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Prado <4>
• Taos Pueblo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Taos Pueblo 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 Arroyo Seco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arroyo Seco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arroyo Seco ...

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

Adding Arroyo Seco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arroyo Seco post office opened in 1881.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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