Welcome to San Juan County ...
Time Zone: San Juan County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Aztec is the Seat for San Juan County.
San Juan County was founded in 1887 and was created by taking area from Rio Arriba County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> San Juan had a population of 27,277 people. This is a decrease of 7.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,393 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, San Juan represented 1.43% of the total population of New Mexico.
Below are some of the communities located in San Juan County:
- Aztec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aztec is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <2>
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Websites specific to San Juan County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Apache County
- Archuleta County
- La Plata County
- Montezuma County
- McKinley County
- Rio Arriba County
- Sandoval County
- San Juan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |