Welcome to Costilla ...

Costilla is located in north central New Mexico.

Costilla is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Costilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Costilla is 7,810 feet [2,380 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Costilla is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Costilla: (575)

The ZIP code for Costilla: 87524<3>

Communities Also Named Costilla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Costilla - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Costilla ...

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

• Questa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• San Luis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <5>
• Red River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Amalia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County
• Jaroso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <5>
• Ventero
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
  • Ventero is located in Taos County
• Buena Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
• San Pablo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <5>
• Chama
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <5>
• Cerro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Cerro is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Costilla ...

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

Adding Costilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Costilla post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Costilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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