Welcome to Floyd ...

The village of Floyd is located in southeast New Mexico.

Floyd is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

The location of Floyd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Floyd has a population of 104 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Floyd is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Floyd is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Floyd: (575)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Floyd had an population of 104 people. This is a decrease of 21.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Floyd had a population of 133 people. This makes Floyd the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Floyd increased 70.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 78 people).

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

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Floyd ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Floyd.

• Portales
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Melrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
• Elida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Saint Vrain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <5>
• Dora
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
• Clovis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <5>
• Kenna
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
  • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
• Taiban
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <5>
• Weber City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Curry County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

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

Adding Floyd to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Floyd post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floyd. 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/