San Mateo, New Mexico
Census-designated place
San Mateo
Coordinates: 35°19′53″N 107°38′35″W / 35.33139°N 107.64306°W / 35.33139; -107.64306
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Cibola
Area [1]
• Total	2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2)
• Land	2.77 sq mi (7.19 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	7,313 ft (2,229 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	139
• Density	50.11/sq mi (19.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87020
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-35006
GNIS feature ID	910660[2]
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San Mateo is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census.^[5]

The community has a Catholic church, a Baptist church, a Morada, a cemetery, a Volunteer Fire Department(McKinley County funded) and an old abandoned elementary school. It is also coined "the Uranium Capital of the World".

Geography

San Mateo is located at 35°19′53″N 107°38′35″W / 35.331423°N 107.643110°W / 35.331423; -107.643110 (35.331423, -107.643110).^[2] The community is 25 miles (40 km) from Grants, the largest city in Cibola County.^{[citation needed]} It overlooks Mount Taylor. San Mateo lies 7313 feet (2229 m) above sea level.

Influence

San Mateo was home to two major influences on the country. they are known as Kenny Glenn, Who abused his cat dusty, and Dusty the Klepto kitty, Who died in March 3, 2023.