Welcome to San Juan ...

San Juan is located in Grant County<1>.

San Juan is 5,610 feet [1,710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of San Juan is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for San Juan: 575

Communities Also Named San Juan ...

While we believe that this San Juan is located in Grant County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named San Juan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Valencia County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 14 communities that are also named San Juan - they are located in Alaska, California (3), Colorado (2), Nevada (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near San Juan ...

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

• Bayard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <3>
• Central
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Central is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Santa Clara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
• Hurley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hurley is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
• Mimbres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mimbres is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <3>
• Santa Rita ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
• Hanover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hanover is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
• Cobre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cobre is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
• Vanadium
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vanadium is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
• Fort Bayard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Juan ...

Looking for more information about San Juan? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to San Juan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Juan.