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Welcome to San Cristobal ...

San Cristobal is located in north central New Mexico.

San Cristobal is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Cristobal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

San Cristobal is 7,430 feet [2,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of San Cristobal is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for San Cristobal: 575

The ZIP code for San Cristobal: 87564<3>

Communities near San Cristobal ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Cristobal ...

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

Adding San Cristobal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the San Cristobal post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Cristobal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Cristobal - 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 San Cristobal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Cristobal 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/