San Mateo, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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San Mateo is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Mateo had a population of 139.[5]
San Mateo, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
  San Mateo Location within New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′17″N 107°38′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2) |
| • Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,225 ft (2,202 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 139 |
| • Density | 50.1/sq mi (19.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87020[4] |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-35006 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584209[2] |
The community has a Catholic church, a Baptist church, a Morada, a cemetery, a Volunteer Fire Department(McKinley County funded) and an old abandoned elementary school. It is also coined "the Uranium Capital of the World".
Geography
San Mateo is 25 miles (40 km) from Grants. It overlooks Mount Taylor.
