Los Alamos, New Mexico

Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning "The Cottonwoods" or "The Poplars")[3] is a town in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States. The town is located on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and has a population of 13,179.[2] It is the county seat and one of two population centers in the county known as census-designated places (CDPs); the other is White Rock.

Los Alamos, New Mexico
Census-designated place
A westward aerial view of Los Alamos
A westward aerial view of Los Alamos
Nickname(s): 
Atomic City; The Hill;
Site Y; Secret City (past)
Motto: 
"Where discoveries are made"
Location of Los Alamos, New Mexico
Location of Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is located in New Mexico
Los Alamos
Los Alamos
Location in New Mexico
Los Alamos is located in the United States
Los Alamos
Los Alamos
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 35°53′28″N 106°17′52″W
Country United States
State New Mexico
CountyLos Alamos
Area
[1]
 • Total11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2)
 • Land11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7,320 ft (2,231 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total13,179
 • Density1,186.44/sq mi (458.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87544, 87547
Area code505
FIPS code35-42320
GNIS feature ID0901357

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "QuickFacts: Los Alamos CDP, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998), The Place Names of New Mexico, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, p. 208, ISBN 978-08263-1689-9
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