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Welcome to Canutillo ...

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

Canutillo is located in El Paso County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canutillo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Canutillo is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Canutillo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Canutillo (for example, toward Sunland Park (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Canutillo: 915

The ZIP code for Canutillo: 79835<3>

Communities near Canutillo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canutillo ...

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

Adding Canutillo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canutillo 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 Canutillo was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canutillo.

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 Canutillo - 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 Canutillo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Canutillo 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.