Valmora, New Mexico

Valmora is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located along New Mexico State Road 97, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east-northeast of Watrous. State Road 446, the shortest state road in New Mexico at .25 miles (0.40 km), links the community to State Road 97.[3] It was founded in 1916 when a tuberculosis sanitarium was established.[4]

Valmora
Valmora
Location within the state of New Mexico
Valmora
Valmora (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°48′59″N 104°55′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Elevation
6,358 ft (1,938 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87750[1]
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID899980[2]

References

  1. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. "Valmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  4. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 370. ISBN 0826316891.


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