Welcome to Cuba ...

The village of Cuba is located in Sandoval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cuba has a population of 758 people<2> (see below for details).

Cuba is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cuba is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Cuba: (575)

The ZIP code for Cuba: 87013<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cuba had an population of 758 people. This is an increase of 3.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cuba had a population of 731 people. This makes Cuba the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cuba represents 0.04% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 731 people, the population of Cuba increased 23.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 590 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cuba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Cuba: This one is located in Sandoval County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 27 communities that are also named Cuba - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee (3), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cuba.

Communities near Cuba ...

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

• La Jara
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <5>
• Regina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Regina is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regina <5>
• Gallina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallina
  • Gallina is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallina <5>
• Seven Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Arroyo del Agua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
• Lindrith
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindrith
  • Lindrith is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindrith <5>
• Coyote
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <5>
• Torreon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
  • Torreon is located in Sandoval County
• Jemez Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemez Springs
  • Jemez Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemez Springs <5>
• Llaves
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
  • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County

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 Cuba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cuba.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cuba. 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 Cuba.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba. See our Newspapers Page for Cuba.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cuba ...

Looking for more information about Cuba? 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 Cuba, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cuba.

Adding Cuba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuba 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 Cuba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cuba post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cuba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

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