Pecos
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village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- San Miguel
- Total
- 1.78 sq mi (4.60 km )
- Land
- 1.78 sq mi (4.60 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,992 ft (2,131 m)
- Density
- 784.1/sq mi (302.76/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 35-55620
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village in the United States
- Official name
- Pecos
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- San Miguel County
- Population
- 1392
- Area
- 4.495962
- Elevation
- 2110
- Time zone
- Mountain Time Zone
- Body of water
- Pecos River
- Image
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Pecos, NM.jpg
- Households
- 519
- Dialing code
- 505
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- postal code
- 87552
- Commons category
- Pecos, New Mexico
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 21046
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Encyclopedic overview
Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pecos had a population of 1,392. The village has been shrinking slower than other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River, which flows from the north out of the Santa Fe National Forest. Notable locations nearby include Pecos National Historical Park, Glorieta Pass, and Pecos Benedictine Monastery. It is also an entry point for hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in the Pecos Wilderness. The closest metropolitan area is the Santa Fe metropolitan area, approximately 26 miles (42 km) to the west.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pecos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.