Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner, New Mexico | |
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Downtown Fort Sumner in 2003 | |
Location of Fort Sumner, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′33″N 104°14′53″W / 34.47583°N 104.24806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | De Baca |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.35 sq mi (8.66 km2) |
| • Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,045 ft (1,233 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 889 |
• Estimate (2023) | 863 |
| • Density | 268.17/sq mi (103.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88119 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-27340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413553 |
Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2010 U.S. Census, down from the figure of 1,249 recorded in 2000. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.