| Official Name: | Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Catalpa Canyon |
| Coordinates: | 35.4942°N -108.7206°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McKinley |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 161 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.87 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.83 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6713 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 87301, 87305 (Gallup) |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-12844 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806713 |
Catalpa Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 161.[2]
The community is in the western part of McKinley County and is 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 to Vanderwagen.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 7sqmi, all land.[1]
Catalpa Canyon was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[3]
Most areas are zoned to Red Rock Elementary School, though some are zoned to Jefferson and Stagecoach elementaries. Most areas are zoned to Gallup Middle School, though some are zoned to Chief Manualito and John F. Kennedy middle schools. Most areas are zoned to Hiroshi Miyamura High School though some are zoned to Gallup High School.[4]