Los Alamos, New Mexico
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 12,019. 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(s): "Where discoveries are made" | |
 Location of Los Alamos, New Mexico | |
  Los Alamos, New Mexico Location in New Mexico  Los Alamos, New Mexico Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′28″N 106°17′52″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Mexico |
| County | Los Alamos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.1 sq mi (28.8 km2) |
| • Land | 11.1 sq mi (28.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,320 ft (2,231 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,019 |
| • Density | 1,080/sq mi (417.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 87544, 87547 |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-42320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0901357 |
References
- "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Los Alamos CDP, New Mexico". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- 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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