Los Cerrillos, New Mexico

Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Historic Antonio Simoni store, Cerrillos
Historic Antonio Simoni store, Cerrillos
Location of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Location of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico is located in the United States
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°25′45″N 106°07′36″W / 35.42917°N 106.12667°W / 35.42917; -106.12667
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySanta Fe
Area
 • Total3.37 sq mi (8.72 km2)
 • Land3.37 sq mi (8.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,758 ft (1,755 m)
Population
 • Total258
 • Density76.67/sq mi (29.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87010
Area code505
FIPS code35-42600
GNIS feature ID2408135[2]

Los Cerrillos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 229 at the 2000 census. Accessible from State Highway 14 or The Turquoise Trail, Cerrillos is on the road from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, closer to Santa Fe. There are several shops and galleries, a post office, and the Cerrillos Hills State Park, which has five miles of hiking trails. The Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum contains hundreds of artifacts from the American Old West and the Cerrillos Mining District. It also displays cardboard cutouts of characters from the film Young Guns and information on other movies which have been filmed in and around Cerrillos.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Cerrillos Turquoise". www.cerrillosturquoise.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.