Reserve, New Mexico

Reserve, New Mexico
Catron County Courthouse
Location of Reserve, New Mexico
Reserve, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°42′32″N 108°45′41″W / 33.70889°N 108.76139°W / 33.70889; -108.76139
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCatron
Area
  Total
0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
  Land0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,860 ft (1,790 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
293
  Density526.03/sq mi (203.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87830
Area code575
FIPS code35-62620
GNIS feature ID2413582

Reserve is a village in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. The town population was 293 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Catron County. Currently the village has two grocery stores, a hardware store, a bar, fairgrounds, and a health clinic. It is the site where Elfego Baca held off a gang of Texan cowboys who wanted to kill him for arresting cowboy Charles McCarty.