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 elevation 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).

The 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.

• El Paso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Sunland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <4>
• Anthony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Vinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• La Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
• Santa Teresa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
  • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <4>
• Smelter Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
• Chamberino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
• Berino
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berino
  • Berino is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berino <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 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 for Canutillo was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Canutillo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canutillo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/