Welcome to Questa ...

The village of Questa is located in north central New Mexico.

Questa is located in Taos County<1>.

The location of Questa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Questa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Questa has a population of 1,753 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Questa is 7,550 feet [2,301 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Questa is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Questa is located in the (575) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Questa had an population of 1,753 people. This is a decrease of 0.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Questa had a population of 1,770 people (which is 5.37% of the total population of Taos County). This makes Questa the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Questa represents 0.09% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 48th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,770 people, the population of Questa decreased 5.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,864 people).

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

Communities near Questa ...

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

• Red River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <5>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <5>
• Lama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
  • Lama is located in Taos County
• Buena Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
• San Cristobal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Cristobal
  • San Cristobal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Cristobal <5>
• Kiowa Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
• Arroyo Hondo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Hondo
  • Arroyo Hondo is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Hondo <5>
• Valdez
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdez <5>
• Arroyo Seco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Seco <5>
• Amalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos 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 Questa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Questa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Questa ...

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

Adding Questa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Questa 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 Questa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Questa post office opened in 1883.

We also found Questa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Questa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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