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Welcome to Paso del Rey (aka 'Paso del Rey Colonia') ...

Paso del Rey is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Paso del Rey is located in El Paso County<1>.

Paso del Rey is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Paso del Rey is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Paso del Rey: 915

The community of Paso del Rey has also been called Paso del Rey Colonia.

Communities near Paso del Rey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paso del Rey.

  • Socorro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Horizon City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clint
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Agua Dulce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Belen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Fort Bliss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Chaparral
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
  • Morning Glory
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paso del Rey ...

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

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 Paso del Rey - 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.