Welcome to Portair ...
Portair is located in Curry County<1>.
Portair is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Portair is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Portair lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Portair (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Portair: 575
Communities near Portair ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portair.
- Clovis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
- Texico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
- Saint Vrain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
- Arch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
- Arch is located in Roosevelt County
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- Bovina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <3>
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 Portair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portair.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portair. See our Newspapers Page for Portair.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portair ...
Looking for more information about Portair? 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 Portair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Portair.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portair - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |