Needs More Love
Town guide

San Rafael

New Mexico · NM
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →

About San Rafael

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
1,164Population
10.3 sq miArea
6,470 ftElevation

San Rafael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Rafael had a population of 1,164. Also known as "Bikyaya" or "El Gallo", it lies at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level and is located in north-central Cibola County at (35.1125386, -107.8825580). New Mexico State Road 53 passes through the community, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Interstate 40 and 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Grants, the county seat. An 1850 U.S. Army map shows a Hay Camp near San Rafael. Fort Wingate was established (moved from Seboyeta, New Mexico) by Lt. Colonel J. Francisco Chavez, 1st New Mexico Infantry under the orders of Genera…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Full page →
The weekly

This week in San Rafael

A Flood Watch is in effect, with Showers And Thunderstorms.

Gathered from local news, the National Weather Service, and your neighbors’ posts.

San Rafael’s photo wall is empty.

Add a picture of the spots that make it San Rafael.

Pin the first photo →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in San Rafael.
+ Write the first post
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

San Rafael

New Mexico · NM
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

San Rafael is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01