Welcome to Taos ...

The town of Taos is located in north central New Mexico.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

When the people of Taos refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Taoseno<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taos has a population of 5,925 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Taos is 6,960 feet [2,121 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Taos is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Taos: (575)

Websites for Taos ...

Official Website: www.taosgov.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taos had an population of 5,925 people. This is an increase of 3.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taos had a population of 5,716 people (which is 17.35% of the total population of Taos County). This makes Taos the county's most populous community.

The population of Taos represents 0.28% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,716 people, the population of Taos increased 21.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,700 people).

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

Communities Also Named Taos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Taos - they are located in Kansas and Missouri (2).

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

Communities near Taos ...

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

• Angel Fire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
  • Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <5>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Talpa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Talpa is located in Taos County
• Taos Pueblo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Shady Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
• Arroyo Seco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Valdez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdez <5>
• Arroyo Hondo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Carson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>
• Kiowa Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village 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 Taos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taos.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taos. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Taos.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taos ...

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

Adding Taos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Taos post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Taos: www.taosgov.com/

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