Cordova, New Mexico

Cordova is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.^[4]

Cordova, New Mexico
Census-designated place (CDP)
Cordova city sign, May 2015
Cordova, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°00′26″N 105°51′38″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Area [1]
• Total	1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
• Land	1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	7,146 ft (2,178 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	380
• Density	228.50/sq mi (88.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87523
Area code	505
GNIS feature ID	2584081[2]

Description

The place-name Cordova derives from the Spanish surname Cordova (or Cordoba). The town takes its name from the surname of Matías Córdova, one of the inhabitants of Pueblo Quemado, the original name of the town. The word cordova derives from the name of the Spanish city Córdoba

The village lies a short distance off the "High Road to Taos", New Mexico State Road 76, between Chimayo and Truchas.

Its population was 414 as of the 2010 census.^[4] Cordova has a post office with ZIP code 87523, which opened on March 26, 1900.^[5][6] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	380		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

See also

• New Mexico portal

• List of census-designated places in New Mexico