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Welcome to El Prado ...

El Prado is located in north central New Mexico.

El Prado is located in Taos County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of El Prado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

El Prado is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Prado is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

El Prado lies within the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for El Prado: 87529<3>

Communities Also Named El Prado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named El Prado - it's located in California.

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

Communities near El Prado ...

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

  • Questa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Angel Fire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Nest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
    • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <5>
  • Taos Ski Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
    • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <5>
  • Arroyo Seco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ranchos de Taos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Talpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Talpa is located in Taos County
  • Shady Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
  • Valdez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Prado ...

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

Adding El Prado to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the El Prado post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Prado.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Prado - 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 El Prado). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether El Prado or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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