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Welcome to Kirtland ...

Kirtland is located in northwest New Mexico.

Kirtland is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirtland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kirtland has a population of 601 people<2> (see below for details).

Kirtland is 5,180 feet [1,579 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kirtland is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kirtland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Kirtland, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Kirtland: 505

The ZIP code for Kirtland: 87417<4>

Communities Also Named Kirtland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kirtland - they are located in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kirtland.

Communities near Kirtland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kirtland.

  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Napi HQ
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
  • Flora Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • La Plata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiprock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Aztec
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <5>
  • Bloomfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Huerfano
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Marvel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanco
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kirtland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirtland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirtland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirtland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirtland. See our Newspapers Page for Kirtland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirtland ...

Looking for more information about Kirtland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kirtland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kirtland.

Adding Kirtland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirtland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kirtland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kirtland post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirtland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kirtland.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirtland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kirtland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kirtland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/