Welcome to Potrillo ...

Potrillo is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

Potrillo is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Potrillo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Potrillo (for example, toward El Paso (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Potrillo: 575

Communities Also Named Potrillo ...

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

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

Communities near Potrillo ...

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

• Lanark ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanark is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
• Afton ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Afton is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
• La Union
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
• Santa Teresa
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <3>
• Sunland Park
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <3>
• Prado Verde
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
• Chamberino
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
• Canutillo
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <3>
• Vinton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• Anthony
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Potrillo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potrillo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potrillo ...

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