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Welcome to Flora Vista ...

Flora Vista is located in northwest New Mexico.

Flora Vista is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flora Vista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Flora Vista: Flora Vis.

Flora Vista is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Flora Vista is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Flora Vista and travel west, 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 Flora Vista: 505

The ZIP code for Flora Vista: 87415<3>

Communities near Flora Vista ...

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

  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aztec
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
  • Kirtland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • La Plata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Napi HQ
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
  • Blanco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Upper Fruitland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Fruitland is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fruitland
  • Fruitland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ojo Amarillo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ojo Amarillo is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Amarillo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flora Vista ...

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

Adding Flora Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flora Vista 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 (so far) for Flora Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flora Vista post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flora Vista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flora Vista - 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 Flora Vista). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Flora Vista or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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