Aztec, New Mexico
Aztec
Kinteel | |
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Aztec Public Library | |
Location within San Juan County and New Mexico | |
Aztec Location in New Mexico Aztec Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′32″N 107°59′34″W / 36.82556°N 107.99278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | San Juan |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.15 sq mi (44.41 km2) |
| • Land | 17.06 sq mi (44.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,820 ft (1,770 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,201 |
| • Density | 363.4/sq mi (140.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87410 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-05780 |
| GNIS ID | 2409767 |
| Website | aztecnm.gov |
Aztec is a city in and the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The city population was 6,126 as of the 2022 population estimate. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec. Aztec was the site of the Aztec, New Mexico crashed saucer hoax and near the site of Project Gasbuggy. The Aztec Museum hosts interpretive displays and preserved materials documenting each of the above, as well as the settlement of the Aztec area.