Gallina, New Mexico

Gallina, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Gallina, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°13′42″N 106°49′08″W / 36.22833°N 106.81889°WCoordinates: 36°13′42″N 106°49′08″W / 36.22833°N 106.81889°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Area[1]
• Total	4.509 sq mi (11.68 km^2)
• Land	4.505 sq mi (11.67 km^2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation	7,585 ft (2,312 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	286
• Density	63/sq mi (24/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87017
Area code(s)	505
GNIS feature ID	923601[3]

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]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Gallina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
6. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.