Center Point, New Mexico

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

Center Point, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°53′36″N 107°56′17″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	San Juan
Area [1]
• Total	9.59 sq mi (24.83 km2)
• Land	9.19 sq mi (23.81 km2)
• Water	0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,742 ft (1,750 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,435
• Density	264.88/sq mi (102.27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87410 (Aztec)
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-13540
GNIS feature ID	2806749[2]

The CDP is in the northeast part of the county, bordered to the south by the city of Aztec, the county seat, and to the northeast by Cedar Hill. It is in the valley of the Animas River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the San Juan River. U.S. Route 550 runs through the CDP, leading southwest 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Aztec and north 31 miles (50 km) to Durango, Colorado.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,435		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education

The school district is Aztec Municipal Schools.^[5] Aztec High School is the local high school.