Iyanbito, New Mexico

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Iyanbito, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Iyanbito is located in New Mexico
Iyanbito
Iyanbito
Coordinates: 35°31′19″N 108°28′38″W / 35.52194°N 108.47722°W / 35.52194; -108.47722Coordinates: 35°31′19″N 108°28′38″W / 35.52194°N 108.47722°W / 35.52194; -108.47722
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2)
 • Land9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
6,970 ft (2,120 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87316 (Fort Wingate)
Area code(s)505
FIPS code35-34830
GNIS feature ID2806721[2]

Iyanbito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

The community is in the western part of the county, 16 miles (26 km) east of Gallup, the county seat. It is bordered to the west by the Church Rock CDP and to the south by the Southern Transcon line of the BNSF Railway. Mesa Butte, elevation 8,020 feet (2,440 m), rises to the north of the CDP.

New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass just south of Iyanbito, leading west to Gallup and southeast 47 miles (76 km) to Grants.

Education[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Iyanbito 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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