Carson, New Mexico

Carson is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

The 87517 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 158 at the 2000 census.

[3] The Carson ZCTA had 114 housing units; a land area of 35.03 sq.

A local trader gave an old colcha, an embroidered woolen blanket, to his sister-in-law for repair.

She studied the textile, and began making new colchas, starting a successful cottage industry.