Welcome to Estancia ...

The town of Estancia is located in central New Mexico.

Estancia is located in Torrance County<1> and is the County Seat for Torrance County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estancia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Estancia has a population of 1,559 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Estancia is 6,100 feet [1,859 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Estancia is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Estancia is located in the (505) area code.

The ZIP code for Estancia: 87016<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Estancia had an population of 1,559 people. This is a decrease of 5.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Estancia had a population of 1,655 people (or 10.1% of the total population of Torrance County). This makes Estancia the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Estancia represents 0.08% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,655 people, the population of Estancia increased 4.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,584 people).

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

Communities near Estancia ...

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

• Moriarty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
  • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <6>
• Mountainair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <6>
• Willard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <6>
• McIntosh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <6>
• Tajique
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajique
  • Tajique is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tajique <6>
• Chilili
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
  • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
• Torreon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
  • Torreon is located in Torrance County
• Manzano
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
  • Manzano is located in Torrance County
• Ponderosa Pine
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
  • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
• Edgewood
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <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 Estancia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Estancia.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Estancia. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Estancia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Estancia ...

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

Adding Estancia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Estancia 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 Estancia was on a map titled Map of New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1920).

We also found Estancia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estancia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

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