Welcome to Dora ...

The village of Dora is located in southeast New Mexico.

Dora is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dora has a population of 119 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Dora is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dora is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dora (for example, toward Sudan (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Dora: (575)

The ZIP code for Dora: 88115<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dora had an population of 119 people. This is a decrease of 10.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dora had a population of 133 people. This makes Dora the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Dora increased 2.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 130 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dora - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dora ...

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

• Portales
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <6>
• Elida
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
  • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <6>
• Causey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
  • Causey is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <6>
• Milnesand
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesand
  • Milnesand is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnesand <6>
• Stegall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County (TX)
• Floyd
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <6>
• Kenna
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
  • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
• Maple
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Bailey County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <6>
• Bledsoe
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
  • Bledsoe is located in Cochran County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bledsoe <6>
• Crossroads
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossroads <6>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dora ...

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

Adding Dora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dora post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

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