El Prado is an unincorporated suburb on the north side of Taos, in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is generally bounded on the south by the town of Taos, to the east by Taos Pueblo lands, to the north by Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Hondo, and to the west by the Rio Grande Gorge. The elevation is 7,123 feet. U.S. Route 64 and New Mexico State Roads 150 and 522 run through El Prado.
El Prado has a post office, assigned ZIP code 87529. The 87529 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 2,727 at the 2000 census.[1] 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.[2] County commissioners designated it as a Traditional Historic Community in 2021.[3]
El Prado is the home of the nonprofit Metta Theatre and Metta Young Artists, who train, produce and perform there.[4]
