Los Alamos, New Mexico
census-designated place in and county seat of Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning "The Cottonwoods" or "The Poplars")[3] is a town in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States. The town is located on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and has a population of 13,179.[2] It is the county seat and one of two population centers in the county known as census-designated places (CDPs); the other is White Rock.
Los Alamos, New Mexico | |
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 A westward aerial view of Los Alamos | |
| Nickname(s): Atomic City; The Hill; Site Y; Secret City (past) | |
| Motto: "Where discoveries are made" | |
 Location of Los Alamos, New Mexico | |
  Los Alamos Location in New Mexico  Los Alamos Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′28″N 106°17′52″W / 35.89111°N 106.29778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Mexico |
| County | Los Alamos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2) |
| • Land | 11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,320 ft (2,231 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,179 |
| • Density | 1,186.44/sq mi (458.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 87544, 87547 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-42320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0901357 |
References
change- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Los Alamos CDP, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ↑ Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998), The Place Names of New Mexico, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, p. 208, ISBN 978-08263-1689-9
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