Hondo, New Mexico

Hondo, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Hondo is located in New Mexico
Hondo
Hondo
Hondo is located in the United States
Hondo
Hondo
Coordinates: 33°23′30″N 105°16′29″W / 33.39167°N 105.27472°W / 33.39167; -105.27472
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLincoln
Elevation
[1]
5,230 ft (1,590 m)
Population
 (July 2007)[2]
 • Total1,081
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88336
Area code575
GNIS feature ID923610

Hondo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about thirty-five miles downstream (east) from Ruidoso Downs, where the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers join together to form the Rio Hondo. It is located at the point where U.S. Route 70 is joined by U.S. Route 380, which conjoined route continues eastward. It has had a post office since 1900.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hondo, New Mexico
  2. ^ "Hondo New Mexico" CityData
  3. ^ Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Hondo" New Mexico place names; a geographical dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, p. 71, OCLC 420847