Arroyo Seco, New Mexico

Arroyo Seco
Welcome sign in Arroyo Seco
Welcome sign in Arroyo Seco
Etymology: Spanish for "Dry Creek"
Arroyo Seco is located in New Mexico
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco
Location of Arroyo Seco in New Mexico and in the United States
Arroyo Seco is located in the United States
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°30′50″N 105°36′34″W / 36.51389°N 105.60944°W / 36.51389; -105.60944
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Settled1806
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
 • Total6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2)
 • Land6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation7,582 ft (2,311 m)
Population
 • Total1,979
 • Density289.92/sq mi (111.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87514
Area code575
FIPS code35-05150
GNIS feature ID2629104[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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ 87514 ZCTA data