Welcome to Encino ...

The village of Encino is located in southeast New Mexico.

Encino is located in Torrance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Encino, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Encino has a population of 79 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Encino is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Encino is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Encino: 505

The ZIP code for Encino: 88321<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Encino had an population of 79 people. This is a decrease of 3.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Encino had a population of 82 people. This makes Encino the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 82 people, the population of Encino decreased 12.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 94 people).

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

Communities Also Named Encino ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Encino - they are located in California and Texas.

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

Communities near Encino ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Encino.

• Vaughn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vaughn
  • From Encino to Vaughn
• Cedarvale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale
  • Cedarvale is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarvale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarvale
  • From Encino to Cedarvale
• Clines Corners
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clines Corners
  • Clines Corners is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clines Corners <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clines Corners
  • From Encino to Clines Corners
• Corona
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>
• Pastura
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
  • Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pastura
  • From Encino to Pastura

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Encino ...

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

Adding Encino to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Encino post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Encino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

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