Welcome to Orange ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orange, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

When the people of Orange refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Orangeite<2>

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

Area Code for Orange: 575

Communities Also Named Orange ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Orange: This one is located in Otero County and the other is located in Dona Ana County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 29 communities that are also named Orange - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Adding Orange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orange in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orange was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Orange post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Orange refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Orange may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/