Capitan, New Mexico
Capitan | |
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| Capitan, New Mexico | |
The Billy the Kid Trail through Capitan | |
Location of Capitan, New Mexico | |
Capitan Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′38″N 105°34′59″W / 33.54389°N 105.58306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2) |
| • Land | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,400 ft (1,950 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,391 |
| • Density | 426.8/sq mi (164.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88316 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-11800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0923574 |
| Website | villageofcapitan |
Capitan is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located north of the Lincoln National Forest between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,350 feet (1,950 m). As of the 2020 census, Capitan had a population of 1,391. Capitan was founded in the 1890s and incorporated in 1941.