Coyote is a community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, home to about 64 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87012 and 87064.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)75 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ355 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Coyote; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Coyote had 110 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2010.
It’s the 441st largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Rio Arriba County grew from 13,777 residents in 1900 to 40,363 in 2020.
Rio Arriba County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 22.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 111 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wolf Canyon, NM weather station (13 miles away).
5,426 jobs at 541 businesses in Rio Arriba County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coyote’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Shares ZIP codes with Youngsville.
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