Mexican Hat is a community in San Juan County, Utah, home to about 20 people across 8.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 84531.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)237 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ)76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM233 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ272 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mexican Hat; 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.
Mexican Hat had 21 residents in the 2020 census, down 76% since 2000.
It’s the 323rd largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.
San Juan County grew from 1,023 residents in 1900 to 14,518 in 2020.
San Juan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 99°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 6.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mexican Hat, UT weather station (7 miles away).
3,172 jobs at 285 businesses in San Juan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Halchita.
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