Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico | |
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A westward aerial view of Los Alamos | |
| Nickname(s): Atomic City; The Hill; Site Y; Secret City (past) | |
| Motto: "Where discoveries are made" | |
Location of Los Alamos, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′28″N 106°15′50″W / 35.89111°N 106.26389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Los Alamos |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2) |
| • Land | 11.11 sq mi (28.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,300 ft (2,200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,179 |
| • Density | 1,186.44/sq mi (458.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 87544, 87547 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-42320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408132 |
Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning The Poplars) is a census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as one of the development and creation places of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II. The town is located on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and had a population of about 13,200 as of 2020. It is the county seat and one of two population centers in the county known as Los Alamos County; the other is White Rock.