A town of 21,023, settled in 1881. Nearly 1.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Gallup does most differently from other towns.
1887 · Gallup New Mexico coal advertising6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 15 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Gallup. Another town gets a different order.
42 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Rock Park | 5.6 mi | 568 |
| 2. Babe Ruth Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 3. Gallup Brickyard Bike Park | — | 7 |
Gallup reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
The typical Gallup home is worth about $222,000, down 1.9% in a year, 30% below the New Mexico typical home.
63% of Gallup’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are St. Michaels (5%), Albuquerque (5%) and Crownpoint (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Gallup beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Gallup | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.7% | 11.2% |
The public schools Gallup’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary | PK–5 | 460 | Not graded |
| Del Norte Elementary | PK–5 | 424 | Not graded |
| Lincoln Elementary | PK–5 | 414 | D− |
| Tobe Turpen Elementary | PK–5 | 397 | Not graded |
| Stagecoach Elementary | PK–5 | 340 | Not graded |
| Catherine A. Miller Elementary | PK–5 | 317 | D− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.
Gallup has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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Railroad station
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Gallup’s archive appears here every day.
See all 6 archive items →15 places in Gallup on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in New Mexico, United States
Gallup is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 21,899 as of the 2020 census. A substantial percentage of its population is Native American, with residents from the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes. Gallup is the county seat of McKinley County and the most populous city between Flagstaff and Albuquerque along historic U.S. Route 66. Gallup is known as the "Heart of Indian Country" because it is on the edge of the Navajo reservation and is also home to members of many other tribes. The city is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. Because of the nearby rugged terrain, it was a popular location in the 1940s and 1…
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3 towns share a border with Gallup.
