Country United States County Rio Arriba GNIS feature ID 923643 Zip code 87551 Local time Monday 1:45 AM | State New Mexico Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) Elevation 2,239 m Population 125 (2010) Area code 575 | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 46% Humidity Area 3.629 km² (3.605 km² Land / 2 ha Water) | ||
Los Ojos is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 125 as of the 2010 census. Los Ojos has a post office with ZIP code 87551, which opened on February 7, 1877. The community is near U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 84.
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Map of Los Ojos, NM 87551, USA
Historically, the community has also been known as Park View. Los Ojos was founded in 1860, and a nearby colony, Park View, was established in 1876. A post office was opened in Park View in 1877, but the colony and post office were soon abandoned. The post office was reopened in 1880 in Los Ojos, but the post office kept its original name, Park View. Los Ojos thus came to be referred to on maps as Park View, but in 1971, citizens petitioned to have the name officially changed back to Los Ojos, and the petition was granted in 1972.
Geography
Los Ojos is located at 36.738560°N 106.561622°W / 36.738560; -106.561622. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.401 square miles (3.63 km2); 1.392 square miles (3.61 km2) of its area is land, and 0.009 square miles (0.023 km2) is water.