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Welcome to Radium Springs ...

Radium Springs is located in southwest New Mexico.

Radium Springs is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radium Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Radium Springs: Radium Spgs. (or less commonly used: Radium Spngs. or Radium Sprngs.)

Radium Springs is 3,970 feet [1,210 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Radium Springs is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Radium Springs: 575

The ZIP code for Radium Springs: 88054<3>

Communities Also Named Radium Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Radium Springs - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Radium Springs ...

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

  • Las Cruces
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mesilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <4>
  • Leasburg ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leasburg is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
  • Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Tonuco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tonuco is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonuco
  • Dona Ana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Ysidro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ysidro is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • Fairacres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rincon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rincon is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radium Springs ...

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

Adding Radium Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Radium Springs 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 (so far) for Radium Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Radium Springs post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radium Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Radium Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Radium Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Radium Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/