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Welcome to Medanales ...

Medanales is located in north central New Mexico.

Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medanales, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1945.

Medanales is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Medanales is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The ZIP code for Medanales: 87548<3>

Communities near Medanales ...

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

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 Medanales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medanales.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medanales. 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 Medanales.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medanales ...

Looking for more information about Medanales? 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 Medanales, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medanales.

Adding Medanales to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medanales 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 for Medanales was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Medanales post office opened in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medanales.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medanales - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Medanales). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Medanales or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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