Watrous, New Mexico

Watrous, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Watrous, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico is located in the United States
Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W / 35.79056°N 104.98167°W / 35.79056; -104.98167
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Area
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
6,421 ft (1,957 m)
Population
 • Total99
 • Density173.99/sq mi (67.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87753
Area code575
GNIS feature ID896280[3]

Watrous is a census-designated place in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 135 as of the 2010 census. Watrous has a post office with ZIP code 87753, which opened on April 14, 1868.[4][5] The community is located along Interstate 25. It was named after merchant and landowner Samuel Watrous, who moved to New Mexico from Vermont in 1835.[6]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Watrous". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 377. ISBN 0826316891.