Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catalpa Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
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Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 35°29′39″N 108°43′14″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 7.04 sq mi (18.23 km2) |
• Land | 7.04 sq mi (18.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,713 ft (2,046 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 161 |
• Density | 22.87/sq mi (8.83/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 87301, 87305 (Gallup) |
Area code | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-12844 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806713[2] |
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The community is in the western part of McKinley County, bordered to the north by the city of Gallup, the county seat. Catalpa Canyon is a valley in the center of the CDP that drains north to the Puerco River in the eastern part of Gallup.
New Mexico State Road 602 passes through the western part of the CDP, leading north into Gallup and south 15 miles (24 km) to Vanderwagen.