Caballo, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Caballo, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′50″N 107°18′27″W / 32.98056°N 107.30750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sierra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,272 ft (1,302 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 77 |
| • Density | 78.49/sq mi (30.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87931 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584062[2] |
Caballo is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 112 as of the 2010 census.[4] Caballo has a post office with ZIP code 87931.[5][6] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 187, north and south of Exit 63 on Interstate 25.
Caballo was founded in 1908, when John Gordon and his extended family homesteaded here. It was named after the mountains to the east. A post office was established in 1916. In 1938, the Caballo Dam was constructed, creating a lake which forced residents to re-establish the community to the west.[7] The lake is host to Caballo Lake State Park.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caballo, New Mexico
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- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 54. ISBN 0826316891.