Arroyo Seco | |
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Etymology: Spanish for "Dry Creek" | |
Coordinates: 36°30′50″N 105°36′34″W / 36.51389°N 105.60944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Taos |
Settled | 1806 |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated community |
Area | |
• Total | 6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2) |
• Land | 6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 7,582 ft (2,311 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,979 |
• Density | 289.92/sq mi (111.94/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87514 |
Area code | 575 |
FIPS code | 35-05150 |
GNIS feature ID | 2629104[2] |
Arroyo Seco is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico. Arroyo Seco's economy is based on tourism and services to residents of retirement and vacation homes.
Arroyo Seco has a post office, with the ZIP code 87514. The 87514 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,310 at the 2000 census, with 996 housing units, a land area of 53.63 sq. miles, a water area of 0.05 sq. mile, and a population density of 24.43 people per sq. mile at Census 2000. Arroyo Seco's elevation is 7,634 feet.[4]