San Mateo, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°19′53″N 107°38′35″W / 35.33139°N 107.64306°W / 35.33139; -107.64306
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San Mateo, New Mexico
San Mateo is located in New Mexico
San Mateo
San Mateo
Coordinates: 35°19′53″N 107°38′35″W / 35.33139°N 107.64306°W / 35.33139; -107.64306
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Elevation7,313 ft (2,229 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total161
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87020
Area code505
FIPS code35-35006
GNIS feature ID910660[1]
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San Mateo is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census.[2]

The community has a Catholic church, a Baptist church, a Morada, a cemetery, and an old abandoned elementary school. It is also coined "the Uranium Capital of the World".

Geography

San Mateo is located at 35°19′53″N 107°38′35″W / 35.331423°N 107.643110°W / 35.331423; -107.643110 (35.331423, -107.643110).[1] The community is 25 miles (40 km) from Grants, the largest city in Cibola County.[citation needed] It overlooks Mount Taylor. San Mateo lies 7313 feet (2229 m) above sea level.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Mateo, New Mexico. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "San Mateo NM". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2008-07-26.