Welcome to Omega ...

Omega is located in Catron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omega, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

Omega is 7,100 feet [2,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Omega is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Omega (for example, toward Springerville (AZ)), 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 Omega: 575

Communities Also Named Omega ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Omega - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Omega ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Omega.

• Quemado
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quemado
  • Quemado is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quemado <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quemado
  • From Omega to Quemado
• Pie Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie Town
  • Pie Town is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pie Town <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pie Town
  • From Omega to Pie Town
• Hogg Place ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
  • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hogg Place
  • From Omega to Hogg Place
• Fence Lake
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence Lake
  • Fence Lake is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fence Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fence Lake
  • From Omega to Fence Lake

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omega ...

Looking for more information about Omega? 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 Omega, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omega.

Adding Omega to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omega 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 Omega was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omega.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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