Garfield, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Garfield, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Pushpin Label:Garfield
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Doña Ana
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.01
Area Land Km2:2.01
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.78
Area Land Sq Mi:0.78
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:131
Population Density Km2:65.06
Population Density Sq Mi:168.60
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4105
Coordinates:32.7569°N -107.2664°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:87936
Area Code:575
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2584101

Garfield is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 at the time of the 2010 census.[2] Garfield has a post office with ZIP code 87936, which opened on September 19, 1896.[3] [4] The community is located on New Mexico State Road 187 south of Exit 51 of Interstate 25.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all land.[2]

Demographics

Education

Garfield is within Hatch Valley Public Schools.[5] The district operates Garfield Elementary School.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163150/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt . dead. July 14, 2014 . . August 21, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. August 21, 2014. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. August 21, 2014. United States Postal Service.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-28.
  6. Web site: Home. Garfield Elementary School. 2022-06-28. 8820 Highway 187 Garfield, NM 87936.