Welcome to Turquoise ...

Turquoise is located in Otero County<1>.

Turquoise is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Turquoise is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Turquoise (for example, toward Horizon City (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Turquoise: 575

Communities Also Named Turquoise ...

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

Communities near Turquoise ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Turquoise.

• Orogrande
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orogrande is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orogrande
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orogrande <3>
• Timberon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Timberon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <3>
• Boles Acres
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
• Sunspot
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
• White Sands
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • White Sands is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sands <3>
• Alamogordo
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turquoise ...

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