Haystack, New Mexico

Haystack, New Mexico
Haystack, New Mexico
Census-designated place
	Haystack Show map of New MexicoShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 35°21′6″N 107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°WCoordinates: 35°21′6″N 107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area
• Total	4.27 sq mi (11.06 km2)
• Land	4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	7,002 ft (2,134 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87045 (Prewitt)
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-31925
GNIS feature ID	2806718

Haystack is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

The community is in the southwestern part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) east of Prewitt. Haystack Mountain, elevation 7,833 feet (2,387 m), is a mesa that rises 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding land in the west part of the CDP. County Road 23 (Haystack Road) forms the southern edge of the CDP, and County Road 41 (Red Mountain Road) runs north-south through the CDP.

Haystack was a significant area of uranium mining during the mid-20th century.

Education[]

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.^[3]

References[]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Haystack Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[GNIS-2] "Haystack Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[3] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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v t Municipalities and communities of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Gallup
City	Gallup
CDPs	Becenti Black Hat Black Rock Bluewater Borrego Pass Brimhall Nizhoni Catalpa Canyon Church Rock Continental Divide Crestview Crownpoint Crystal‡ Fort Wingate Gamerco Haystack Homer C Jones Iyanbito Jamestown Manuelito McGaffey Nakaibito Navajo Ojo Encino Pinedale Pinehaven Prewitt Pueblo Pintado Purty Rock Ramah Red Rock Ranch Rock Springs Sagar Sundance Thoreau Timberlake‡ Tohatchi Tse Bonito Twin Lakes Vanderwagen White Cliffs Williams Acres Yah-ta-hey Zuni Pueblo
Other communities	Buffalo Springs Chi Chil Tah Rehoboth Smith Lake
Indian reservation	Navajo Nation‡ Zuni Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Haystack, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Haystack Haystack Show map of New MexicoShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 35°21′6″N 107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°W / 35.35167; -107.93111Coordinates: 35°21′6″N 107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°W / 35.35167; -107.93111
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.27 sq mi (11.06 km²)
• Land	4.26 sq mi (11.04 km²)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Elevation	7,002 ft (2,134 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87045 (Prewitt)
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-31925
GNIS feature ID	2806718^[2]