Carrizozo
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town in and county seat of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Lincoln
- Total
- 8.36 sq mi (21.66 km )
- Land
- 8.36 sq mi (21.66 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 5,545 ft (1,690 m)
- Density
- 116.2/sq mi (44.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 35-12500
- Website
- www .carrizozonm .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Carrizozo
- Population
- 972
- Area
- 21.658092
- Elevation
- 1657
- Official website
- www.townofcarrizozo.com
- Image
- Carrizozo 06.jpg
- Households
- 367
- Dialing code
- 575
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- postal code
- 88301
- Commons category
- Carrizozo, New Mexico
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 17588
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Article
The Carrizozo Malpais is the long dark streak across the bottom half of the image. The red arrowhead marks the location of Trinity site. Credit: NASA Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-5604, taken at an altitude of 198 miles. Carrizozo is a town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat, and as of the 2020 census had a population of 972. Founded in 1899, the town provided the main railroad access for Lincoln County, and the town experienced significant population growth in the early decades of the 1900s. However, with declining relevance of the railroad, the population of the town has gradually declined. The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 54 and 380.
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