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Welcome to Inca ...

Inca is located in San Juan County<1>.

Inca is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Inca is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Inca: 505

Communities Also Named Inca ...

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

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

Communities near Inca ...

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

  • Farmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Aztec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Flora Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bondad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Blanco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • La Plata
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Navajo Dam
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marvel
    (18 miles [29 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 Inca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inca.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inca ...

Looking for more information about Inca? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Inca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Inca.

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 Inca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.