Medanales, New Mexico
Medanales | |
|---|---|
Medanales Location within the state of New Mexico Medanales Medanales (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′35″N 106°10′40″W / 36.17639°N 106.17778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2) |
| • Land | 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,840 ft (1,780 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 224 |
| • Density | 70.8/sq mi (27.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 87548[4] |
| Area code | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806743[2] |
Medanales is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Medanales had a population of 224.[5] The community is located on the Chama River near U.S. Route 84, 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Española. Medanales has a post office with ZIP code 87548, which opened on March 10, 1945.[4][6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 224 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] | |||
Education
It is in Española Public Schools.[8] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.
Notable people
- Agueda Salazar Martínez (1898—2000), New Mexican Hispanic weaver, "head of the largest family of Hispanic weavers in the state".[9]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medanales, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Lucero & Baizerman 1999, pp. 148–151.