Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°09′55″N 106°36′59″W / 36.16528°N 106.61639°W / 36.16528; -106.61639CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Rio ArribaArea

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• Total4.157 sq mi (10.77 km²) • Land4.154 sq mi (10.76 km²) • Water0.003 sq mi (0.008 km²)Elevation

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7,205 ft (2,196 m)Population

(2010)^[3]

• Total128 • Density31/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

87012

Area code575FIPS code35-18660GNIS feature ID2584083^[2]

Coyote is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 128 as of the 2010 census. Coyote has a post office with ZIP code 87012,^[4]^[5] a store, a gas station and a school. New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community. Coyote was settled in 1862.^[6] The village is part of a larger census-designated place which is named after it.

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ 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 April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 100. ISBN 0826316891.