Summary for Taos Ski Valley

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Located in: Taos County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Taos Ski Vly.

Time Zone: Taos Ski Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: (575)

Elevation: 10,790 feet [3,288.79 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Taos Ski Valley)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	71 (2.9% increase since 2010)
2010:	69 (23.21% increase since 2000)
2000:	56

Total Area:<3> 2.34 sq. miles [6.1 km²]

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Taos Ski Valley:

Lat: 36.590800° (or 36°35'26" N)

Lon: -105.437900° (or -105°26'16" W)

USGS Topo Map: Wheeler Peak<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Taos Ski Valley

GNIS ID: 2413591

FIPS State / Place Code: 35 / 76480

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Taos Ski Valley)

About Taos County

The village of Taos is the County Seat for Taos County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Taos)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	32,752 (0.56% decrease since 2010)
2010	32,937 (9.87% increase since 2000)
2000:	29,979

Total Area: 2,204 sq. miles [5,709.4 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 20,265

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Taos

GNIS ID: 933056

FIPS State / County Code: 35 / 055

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Taos Ski Valley)

About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,099,634 (1.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,059,179 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website: www.newmexico.gov/

Tourism: https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks: www.emnrd.state.nm.us/

Fishing: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/fishing/

Hunting: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID: 897535

FIPS State: 35

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Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taos Ski Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Taos Ski Valley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Taos Ski Valley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Taos Ski Valley.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).