Gallina, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°13′46″N 106°49′14″W / 36.22944°N 106.82056°W / 36.22944; -106.82056CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Rio ArribaArea

^[1]

• Total6.30 sq mi (16.32 km²) • Land6.29 sq mi (16.30 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

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7,563 ft (2,305 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total299 • Density47.50/sq mi (18.34/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

87017

Area code505GNIS feature ID2584067^[2]

Gallina is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 286 as of the 2010 census. Gallina has a post office with ZIP code 87017.^[4]^[5] New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community.

Gallina is derived from the Spanish word gallina, meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	299		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]^[3]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallina, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.