Welcome to Reserve ...

The village of Reserve is located in southwest New Mexico.

Reserve is located in Catron County<1> and is the County Seat for Catron County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reserve, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Reserve has a population of 275 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Reserve is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Reserve is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Reserve and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The area code for Reserve: (575)

The ZIP code for Reserve: 87830<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reserve had an population of 275 people. This is a decrease of 4.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Reserve had a population of 289 people (or 7.76% of the total population of Catron County). This makes Reserve the county's most populous community.

The population of Reserve represents 0.01% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 81st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 289 people, the population of Reserve decreased 25.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 387 people).

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

Communities Also Named Reserve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Reserve - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana (2), Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Reserve ...

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

• Cruzville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
  • Cruzville is located in Catron County
• Apache Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
  • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
• Luna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Luna is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <5>
• Aragon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
  • Aragon is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <5>
• Blue
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Blue is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <5>
• Mogollon ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
  • Mogollon is located in Catron County
• Alpine
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
• Alma
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Catron County
• Glenwood
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Nutrioso
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutrioso
  • Nutrioso is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nutrioso <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reserve. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Reserve.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reserve ...

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

Adding Reserve to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Reserve post office opened in 1901.

We also found Reserve on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reserve.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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