Census Data for Tierra Amarilla

So far, we found very little information about Tierra Amarilla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tierra Amarilla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tierra Amarilla, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Tierra Amarilla has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Tierra Amarilla, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Chama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>

Rio Arriba County ...

Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County<3> and is the County Seat for Rio Arriba County.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Rio Arriba County.

Miscellaneous Information for Tierra Amarilla ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Rio Arriba County or the community of Tierra Amarilla:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Tierra Amarilla:
  • GNIS ID for Tierra Amarilla: 923704
  • GNIS ID for Rio Arriba County: 1702368
  • GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 35 (New Mexico)
  • County Code: 039 (Rio Arriba County)
  • Place Code: 77670 (Tierra Amarilla)
  • State & County Code: 35/039 (New Mexico / Rio Arriba County)
  • State & Place Code: 35/77670 (New Mexico / Tierra Amarilla)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Tierra Amarilla would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Tierra Amarilla, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Tierra Amarilla. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Tierra Amarilla:87575<4>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Tierra Amarilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)