Welcome to Weed ...

Weed is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Weed is 7,040 feet [2,146 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Weed is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Weed: 575

The ZIP code for Weed: 88354<3>

Communities Also Named Weed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Weed: This one is located in Otero County and the other is located in Lincoln County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 7 communities that are also named Weed - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Montana and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Weed ...

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

• Cloudcroft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloudcroft
  • From Weed to Cloudcroft
• Mayhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
  • Mayhill is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayhill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mayhill
  • From Weed to Mayhill
• Hortonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Hortonville is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hortonville
  • From Weed to Hortonville
• Pinon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinon
  • From Weed to Pinon
• Timberon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
  • Timberon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <4>
• Sunspot
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunspot
  • From Weed to Sunspot
• Dunken ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunken
  • Dunken is located in Chaves County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dunken
  • From Weed to Dunken
• Mountain Park
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain Park
  • From Weed to Mountain Park
• High Rolls
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Rolls
  • From Weed to High Rolls
• Alamogordo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weed ...

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

Adding Weed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weed 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 for Weed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Weed post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weed.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

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