Welcome to Cloudcroft ...

The village of Cloudcroft is located in southeast New Mexico.

Cloudcroft is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloudcroft, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cloudcroft has a population of 702 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Cloudcroft is 8,740 feet [2,664 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cloudcroft is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cloudcroft lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cloudcroft lies within the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Cloudcroft: 88317<4>

Websites for Cloudcroft ...

Official Website: www.villageofcloudcroft.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cloudcroft had an population of 702 people. This is an increase of 4.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cloudcroft had a population of 674 people. This makes Cloudcroft the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Cloudcroft represents 0.03% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 72nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 674 people, the population of Cloudcroft decreased 10.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 749 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cloudcroft.

Communities near Cloudcroft ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cloudcroft.

• Alamogordo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <6>
• Tularosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
  • Tularosa is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <6>
• Mountain Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
• High Rolls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
• La Luz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <6>
• Hortonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Hortonville is located in Otero County
• Sunspot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
• Mescalero
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <6>
• Bent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent
  • Bent is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent <6>
• Mayhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
  • Mayhill is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayhill <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cloudcroft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cloudcroft.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cloudcroft. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cloudcroft.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloudcroft. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cloudcroft.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cloudcroft ...

Looking for more information about Cloudcroft? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cloudcroft, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cloudcroft.

Adding Cloudcroft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cloudcroft in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cloudcroft was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cloudcroft post office opened in 1900.

We also found Cloudcroft on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cloudcroft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cloudcroft: www.villageofcloudcroft.com/

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/