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Welcome to Calcutta (aka 'Calcutta Colonia') ...

Calcutta is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Calcutta is located in El Paso County<1>.

Calcutta is 3,660 feet [1,116 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Calcutta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Calcutta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Calcutta, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Calcutta: 915

The community of Calcutta has also been called Calcutta Colonia.

Communities Also Named Calcutta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Calcutta - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, New York, Ohio (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Calcutta ...

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

  • El Paso
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Horizon City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • San Elizario
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <3>
  • Morning Glory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Agua Dulce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
    • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
    • Agua Dulce Colonia
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fabens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Bliss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Homestead Meadows North
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calcutta ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calcutta - 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.