Cloudcroft City Profile
Official State Website URL- http://www.newmexico.govHere are some facts about Cloudcroft, NM. There are seven hundred and forty-nine citizens in Cloudcroft, NM. Economic data shows that median income in Cloudcroft, NM, makes up forty thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five dollars. [f1] The median age of a Cloudcroft, NM citizen is forty-two point nine. The total population of males in Cloudcroft, NM is 371. The percentage for females is forty-nine point five three percent. The estimate number of households in Cloudcroft, NM is three hundred and twenty. The city has reasonable weather and views.
| Cloudcroft, New Mexico | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Otero |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²) |
| - Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 8,668 ft (2,642 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 749 |
| - Density | 500.2/sq mi (193.1/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 88317, 88350 |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-16280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0905216 |
Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico and is within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 749 at the 2000 census. At 8,600 feet above sea-level in an otherwise arid region, the mild summer makes it a popular tourist attraction in West Texas and New Mexico. It was named by Fodors in 2002 as the Number 3 "Most Overlooked and Underrated Destination Spot."[1] Tourism remains the primary economic driver of the village.
There are several communities linked with Cloudcroft: Weed, Lost Lodge, Sunspot, Mayhill, Piñon, and Timberon.

