Summary for Rock Springs

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Located in: McKinley County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Rock Spgs.

Time Zone: Rock Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 505

Elevation: 6,580 feet [2,005.58 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Rock Springs:

Lat: 35.609400° (or 35°36'33" N)

Lon: -108.829700° (or -108°49'46" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gallup West<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rock Springs

GNIS ID: 1852634

FIPS State / Place Code: 35 / 64230

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Springs)

About McKinley County

The community of Gallup is the County Seat for McKinley County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for McKinley)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	71,367 (0.43% decrease since 2010)
2010	71,673 (4.18% decrease since 2000)
2000:	74,798

Total Area:<6> 5,455 sq. miles [14,129.1 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 25,813

Official Website: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for McKinley

GNIS ID: 929107

FIPS State / County Code: 35 / 031

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Springs)

About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,099,634 (1.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,059,179 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website: https://www.nm.gov/

Tourism: https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/

Fishing: https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID: 897535

FIPS State: 35

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Springs)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Rock Springs is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area to the west is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rock Springs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rock Springs.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rock Springs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).