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Welcome to San Francisco ...

San Francisco is located in Socorro County<1>.

When the people of San Francisco refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Franciscan<2>

San Francisco is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Francisco is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for San Francisco: 575

Communities Also Named San Francisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named San Francisco - they are located in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near San Francisco ...

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

  • Belen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Belen is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <4>
  • Rio Communities
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Abeytas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
  • Contreras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Contreras is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Las Nutrias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
  • Veguita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamillo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • San Acacia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bosque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Casa Colorada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Francisco ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Francisco refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Francisco may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Francisco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.