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Mesita
New MexicoCDP
Mesita
Total population
514
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Flood Watch · SevereFlood Watch issued September 18 at 11:52AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Mesita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mesita had a population of 793.
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Geography
Mesita is located in eastern Cibola County and is bordered to the northwest by Laguna. Interstate 40 passes through the community, with access from Exit 117. I-40 leads west to Grants, the Cibola County seat, and east to Albuquerque. The Rio San Jose, a tributary of the Rio Puerco, runs along the northeast side of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mesita CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.13%, is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Mesita, NM from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGHHigh · CASA BLANCA · 196 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- LAGUNA-ACOMA MIDDLEMiddle · CASA BLANCE · 30 students · 2.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Mexico
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Mesita

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library