Navajo Dam, New Mexico

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Navajo Dam, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Navajo Dam, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°52′16″N107°37′47″W / 36.87111°N 107.62972°W / 36.87111; -107.62972
Country United States
State New Mexico
County San Juan
Area
[1]
  Total13.49 sq mi (34.95 km2)
  Land12.07 sq mi (31.26 km2)
  Water1.43 sq mi (3.69 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,699 ft (1,737 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total253
  Density20.96/sq mi (8.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87419
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2584162 [2]

Navajo Dam is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 253 as of the 2020 census. [4] Navajo Dam has a post office with ZIP code 87419. [5] [6] The community is located in the vicinity of Navajo Dam.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 281
2020 253−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

Education

Navajo Dam is divided between Bloomfield Municipal Schools (the majority) and Aztec Municipal Schools (a minority section). [8] Bloomfield High School and Aztec High School are the high schools of the former and latter, respectively.

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Navajo Dam, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 12, 2022.