Welcome to San Rafael ...

San Rafael is located in Cibola County<1>.

San Rafael is 6,460 feet [1,969 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of San Rafael is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for San Rafael: 505

The ZIP code for San Rafael: 87051<3>

Communities Also Named San Rafael ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named San Rafael: This one is located in Cibola County and the other is located in San Miguel County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 4 communities that are also named San Rafael - they are located in Arizona, California and Colorado.

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

Communities near San Rafael ...

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

• Grants
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grants is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grants
  • From San Rafael to Grants
• Milan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Milan is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Acomita Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
• San Fidel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • San Fidel is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fidel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fidel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Fidel
  • From San Rafael to San Fidel
• West Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • West Village is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
• North Acomita Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
• Prewitt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Prewitt is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prewitt
  • From San Rafael to Prewitt
• Cubero
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Cubero is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubero
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cubero <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cubero
  • From San Rafael to Cubero
• Seama
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Seama is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
• Harrisburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrisburg
  • From San Rafael to Harrisburg

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Rafael ...

Looking for more information about San Rafael? 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 Rafael, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Rafael.