Welcome to Silver City ...
The town of Silver City is located in southwest New Mexico.
Silver City is located in Grant County<1> and is the County Seat for Grant County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Silver City has a population of 9,369 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Silver City is 5,910 feet [1,801 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Silver City is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Silver City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Silver City (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), 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 telephone area code for Silver City: (575)
The ZIP code for Silver City: 88061<4>
Websites for Silver City ...
Official Website: www.townofsilvercity.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver City had an population of 9,369 people. This is a decrease of 9.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.15% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver City had a population of 10,315 people (which is 34.95% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Silver City the county's most populous community.
The population of Silver City represents 0.5% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 10,315 people, the population of Silver City decreased 2.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,545 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver City.
Communities Also Named Silver City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Silver City - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (6), Utah and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver City.
Communities near Silver City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silver City.
- Bayard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <6>
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Santa Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
- Arenas Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
- Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
- Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
- Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
- Pinos Altos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
- Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <6>
- Fort Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <6>
- Cobre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Vanadium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant 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 Silver City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silver City. 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 Silver City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver City. Our list includes 29 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silver City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver City ...
Looking for more information about Silver City? 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 Silver City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver City.
Adding Silver City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silver City 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 Silver City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Silver City post office opened in 1871.
We also found Silver City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Silver City: www.townofsilvercity.org/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Silver City. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Silver City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |