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Welcome to Ojo Caliente ...

Ojo Caliente is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ojo Caliente, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Ojo Caliente is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ojo Caliente is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ojo Caliente: 575

The ZIP code for Ojo Caliente: 87549<3>

Communities Also Named Ojo Caliente ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ojo Caliente: This one is located in Taos County and the other is located in Cibola County.

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

Communities near Ojo Caliente ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojo Caliente ...

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

Adding Ojo Caliente to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ojo Caliente 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 Ojo Caliente was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ojo Caliente post office opened in 1871.

We also found Ojo Caliente in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ojo Caliente.

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 Ojo Caliente - 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 Ojo Caliente). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ojo Caliente 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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