Hondo, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 33°23′30″N 105°16′29″W / 33.39167°N 105.27472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 5,230 ft (1,590 m) |
Population (July 2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,081 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 88336 |
Area code | 575 |
GNIS feature ID | 923610 |
Hondo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about thirty-five miles downstream (east) from Ruidoso Downs, where the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers join together to form the Rio Hondo. It is located at the point where U.S. Route 70 is joined by U.S. Route 380, which conjoined route continues eastward. It has had a post office since 1900.[3]