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Welcome to Berino ...

Berino is located in southwest New Mexico.

Berino is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berino, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Berino is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Berino is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Berino is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Berino: 575

The ZIP code for Berino: 88024<3>

Communities near Berino ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berino ...

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

Adding Berino to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berino post office opened in 1902. The Berino post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berino.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berino - 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 Berino). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berino 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/