Cordova, New Mexico
| Cordova, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Cordova, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°00′26″N 105°51′38″W / 36.00722°N 105.86056°WCoordinates: 36°00′26″N 105°51′38″W / 36.00722°N 105.86056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.667 sq mi (4.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1.667 sq mi (4.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,955 ft (2,120 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 414 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (96/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 87523 |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 905338[3] |
Cordova is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.[2]
The village lies a short distance off the "High Road to Taos, NM State Road 76, between Chimayo and Truchas.
Its population was 414 as of the 2010 census.[2] Cordova has a post office with ZIP code 87523, which opened on March 26, 1900.[4][5] Cordova is well known for wood carvers.
Cordova was the scene of a serigraph completed 1946-1947 on wove paper, "Street in Cordova, New Mexico" made by noted Oregon born printmaker Norma Bassett Hall (d. 1957) Size 8.875 x 11.5 in. Held in 2015 by the Lockhart Family Collection. It features a view up to the Pecos mountains from a street scene containing a narrow adobe dwelling lined street, three adults and a child, and the rear and steeple of the church. The scene is awash in light with predominant beige and white tones.
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- 1 2 3 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Cordova". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
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