RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> El Paso County >> Del Norte HeightsIndex...

Welcome to Del Norte Heights ...

Del Norte Heights is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Del Norte Heights is located in El Paso County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Del Norte Heights: Del Norte Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Del Norte Heights is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Del Norte Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Del Norte Heights, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Del Norte Heights: 915

Communities near Del Norte Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Del Norte Heights.

  • El Paso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Socorro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Horizon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunland Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • San Elizario
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clint
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Belen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Fort Bliss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Smelter Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Del Norte Heights ...

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

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 Del Norte Heights - 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.