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Iyanbito, New Mexico
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 Iyanbito, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Iyanbito, New Mexico
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2) |
| • Land | 9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,970 ft (2,120 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code |
87316 (Fort Wingate)
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| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-34830 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806721 |
Iyanbito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The community is in the western part of the county, 16 miles (26 km) east of Gallup, the county seat. It is bordered to the west by the Church Rock CDP and to the south by the Southern Transcon line of the BNSF Railway. Mesa Butte, elevation 8,020 feet (2,440 m), rises to the north of the CDP.
New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass just south of Iyanbito, leading west to Gallup and southeast 47 miles (76 km) to Grants.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
It is zoned to Catherine A. Miller Elementary School in Church Rock, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.
