Welcome to Carrizozo ...

The town of Carrizozo is located in southeast New Mexico.

Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County<1> and is the County Seat for Lincoln County.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carrizozo has a population of 944 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Carrizozo is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Carrizozo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Carrizozo: (575)

The ZIP code for Carrizozo: 88301<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrizozo had an population of 944 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrizozo had a population of 996 people. This makes Carrizozo the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Carrizozo represents 0.05% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 996 people, the population of Carrizozo decreased 3.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,036 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carrizozo.

Communities near Carrizozo ...

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

• Capitan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Nogal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <6>
• Bonito
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
• Sierra Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
• Sun Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
• Alto
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
• Alpine Cellars Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
  • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
• Ruidoso
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <6>
• Carrizo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • Carrizo is located in Otero 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 Carrizozo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrizozo.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrizozo. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carrizozo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrizozo ...

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

Adding Carrizozo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carrizozo post office opened in 1902.

We also found Carrizozo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrizozo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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