Official Name: | Becenti, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Becenti |
Coordinates: | 35.8122°N -108.1708°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McKinley |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.43 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.43 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 121.03 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6585 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 87313 (Crownpoint) |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-06340 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2813403 |
Population Total: | 294 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 313.43 |
Becenti is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The community is in the northern part of the county, less than a mile west of New Mexico State Road 371, part of the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway. It is north of Crownpoint and south of Farmington.
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[2]