Sundance, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Sundance, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Sundance
Coordinates:35.5025°N -108.64°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:3.48
Area Land Sq Mi:3.48
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:9.00
Area Land Km2:9.00
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:760
Population Density Sq Mi:218.71
Population Density Km2:84.44
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6847
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87311 (Church Rock)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-75605
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806734

Sundance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The community is in the western part of the county and is bordered to the northwest by Gallup, the county seat, and to the northeast by Church Rock. Interstate 40 passes through the northernmost part of Sundance, with the closest access from Exit 26 (State Road 118), 2miles to the west in Gallup.

Demographics

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.