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Welcome to Tres Piedras ...

Tres Piedras is located in north central New Mexico.

Tres Piedras is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tres Piedras, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Tres Piedras is 8,100 feet [2,469 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tres Piedras is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tres Piedras: 575

The ZIP code for Tres Piedras: 87577<3>

Communities near Tres Piedras ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tres Piedras.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tres Piedras ...

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

Adding Tres Piedras to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tres Piedras post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tres Piedras.

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 Tres Piedras - 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 Tres Piedras). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tres Piedras 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/