White Cliffs, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°32′51″N 108°39′53″W / 35.54750°N 108.66472°W / 35.54750; -108.66472CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty McKinleyArea

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• Total0.43 sq mi (1.11 km²) • Land0.43 sq mi (1.11 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

6,590 ft (2,010 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total371 • Density864.80/sq mi (334.13/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Codes

87301 (Gallup)
87311 (Church Rock)

Area code505FIPS code35-84505GNIS feature ID2806738^[3]

White Cliffs 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.^[3]

The community is in the western part of the county, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Gallup, the county seat. The CDP takes its name from a set of 600-foot-high (180 m) cliffs that rise 2 miles (3 km) to the north.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	371		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "White Cliffs Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.