Welcome to Peralta ...

The town of Peralta is located in central New Mexico.

Peralta is located in Valencia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peralta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Peralta had a population of 3,660 people.<2> (see below for details).

The community of Peralta is 4,850 feet [1,478 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Peralta is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Peralta lies within the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Peralta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peralta - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Peralta ...

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

• Albuquerque
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <4>
• Belen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Belen is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <4>
• Rio Communities
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Communities
  • Rio Communities is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Communities <4>
• Isleta Pueblo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta Pueblo
  • Isleta Pueblo is located in Bernalillo County
• Isleta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta
  • Isleta is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleta <4>
• Tome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tome
  • Tome is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tome <4>
• Meadow Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
• South Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
  • South Valley is located in Bernalillo County
• Jarales
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarales
  • Jarales is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarales <4>
• Martinez Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
  • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo 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 Peralta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peralta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peralta ...

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

Adding Peralta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peralta post office opened in 1861.

We also found Peralta in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peralta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Valencia County: www.co.valencia.nm.us/

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