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Welcome to University Park ...

University Park is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of University Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1959.

University Park is 3,910 feet [1,192 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of University Park is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for University Park: 575

Communities Also Named University Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named University Park - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Florida (4), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (4) and Utah.

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

Communities near University Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near University Park.

  • Las Cruces
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairacres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • San Ysidro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • San Ysidro is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • Dona Ana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesquite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spaceport City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spaceport City is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaceport City
  • Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • La Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Vado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Organ ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Organ is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for University Park ...

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

Adding University Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of University Park 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 University Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the University Park post office opened in 1959. The University Park post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for University Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around University Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/