El Prado is an

unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...

suburb on the north side of

Taos Taos or TAOS may refer to: Places * Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States * Taos County, New Mexico, United States ** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico *** Taos art colony, an art colo ...

, in

Taos County Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,937. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory. Taos County compris ...

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

, United States. It is generally bounded on the south by the town of Taos, to the east by

Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos-speaking (Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. The pueblos are considered to be one of the oldest ...

lands, to the north by Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Hondo, and to the west by the

Rio Grande Gorge The Rio Grande Gorge is a geological feature in northern New Mexico where the watercourse of the Rio Grande follows a tectonic chasm. Beginning near the Colorado border, the approximately gorge runs from northwest to southwest of Taos, New Mexico ...

. The elevation is 7,123 feet.

U.S. Route 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...

and New Mexico State Roads 150 and

522 __NOTOC__ Year 522 ( DXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Symmachus and Boethius (or, less frequently, year 1275 ...

run through El Prado. El Prado has a post office, assigned ZIP code 87529. The 87529

ZIP Code Tabulation Area ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community ...

had a population of 2,727 at the 2000 census. El Prado ZCTA had 1,622 housing units; a land area of 18.89 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 144.40 people per square mile at the time of the 2000 census. El Prado is within Taos County Commissioner Districts 1, 3 and 4. County commissioners designated it as a Traditional Historic Community in 2021. El Prado is the home of the nonprofit Metta Theatre and Metta Young Artists, who train, produce and perform there.

Attractions

Millicent Rogers Museum The Millicent Rogers Museum is an art museum in Taos, New Mexico, founded in 1956 by the family of Millicent Rogers. Initially the artworks were from the multi-cultural collections of Millicent Rogers and her mother, Mary B. Rogers, who donated ...

* KTAO studio offices and Solar Center Music Venue * Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Notable person

R. C. Gorman Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26, 1931 – November 3, 2005) was a Native American artist of the Navajo Nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists" by ''The New York Times'', his paintings are primarily of Native American wo ...

, artist

Healthcare

* Holy Cross Hospital – one of the only acute care hospitals in the area. Established in 1936 through a donation from

Mabel Dodge Luhan Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced ''LOO-hahn''; née Ganson; February 26, 1879 – August 13, 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts, who was particularly associated with the Taos art colony. Early life Mabel Ganson was the heir ...

. * Taos Urgent Care - Currently the only urgent care located in the area besides the hospital. * Questa Health Clinic – Operated by Presbyterian Medical Services and focuses on primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. It is the successor to the United Presbyterian Church's Medical Mission work in the Southwest, which began in 1901. * El Centro Family Health – a local sliding scale health clinic * Shadow Mountain Recovery – a male-only residential substance abuse treatment center * Vista Taos Renewal Center – CARF-accredited residential substance abuse treatment center that utilizes
person centered approach
and works alongside a 12 Step model.

References

External links

El Prado community profile
Unincorporated communities in New Mexico Unincorporated communities in Taos County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub