Blanco, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°43′04″N 107°49′45″W / 36.71778°N 107.82917°W / 36.71778; -107.82917CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty San JuanArea

^[1]

• Total6.49 sq mi (16.80 km²) • Land6.14 sq mi (15.92 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km²)Elevation

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5,591 ft (1,704 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total491 • Density79.90/sq mi (30.85/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

87412

Area code505GNIS feature ID2584057^[2]

Blanco is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 388 as of the 2010 census.^[4] Blanco has a post office with ZIP code 87412, which opened on March 6, 1901.^[5]^[6] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.

A parish was established in Blanco in 1900 with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church^[7] being the mother church for many missions.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	491		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]^[3]

Education

The area school district is Bloomfield Schools.^[9] Bloomfield High School is the local high school.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanco, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^ "St. Mary Church and St. Rose of Lima Church". communionoffaith.weconnect.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.