Official Name: | Blanco, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | San Juan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.80 |
Area Land Km2: | 15.92 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.89 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.49 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 491 |
Population Density Km2: | 30.85 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 79.90 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5591 |
Coordinates: | 36.7178°N -107.8292°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 87412 |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584057 |
Blanco is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 388 as of the 2010 census.[2] Blanco has a post office with ZIP code 87412, which opened on March 6, 1901.[3] [4] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.
A parish was established in Blanco in 1900 with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church[5] being the mother church for many missions.
The area school district is Bloomfield Schools.[6] Bloomfield High School is the local high school.