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Welcome to Deer Creek Wells ...

Deer Creek Wells is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Deer Creek Wells: Deer Crk. Wls. (or less commonly used: Deer Ck. Wls. or Deer Cr. Wls.)

Deer Creek Wells is 5,110 feet [1,558 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Deer Creek Wells is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Deer Creek Wells (for example, toward Douglas (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Deer Creek Wells: 575

Communities near Deer Creek Wells ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Deer Creek Wells.

  • Bramlett ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett
    • Bramlett is located in Socorro County
  • Garcia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
    • Garcia is located in Socorro County
  • Cloverdale ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Cloverdale is located in Hidalgo County
  • Alamo Hueco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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    • Alamo Hueco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Gibson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Gibson is located in Hidalgo County

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Creek Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.