Welcome to Grants ...

The city of Grants is located in northwest New Mexico.

Grants is located in Cibola County<1> and is the County Seat for Cibola County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grants has a population of 8,953 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grants is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grants is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grants lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Grants: (505)

The ZIP code for Grants: 87020<4>

The city of Grants was previously named Grants Station. Going back to its beginning, Grants was originally named Grants Camp. For more information about the names of Grants, see The Names of Grants on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Grants ...

Official Website: www.cityofgrants.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grants had an population of 8,953 people. This is a decrease of 2.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grants had a population of 9,182 people (which is 33.74% of the total population of Cibola County). This makes Grants the county's most populous community.

The population of Grants represents 0.45% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,182 people, the population of Grants increased 4.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,806 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grants.

Communities Also Named Grants ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Grants - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2) and Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grants.

Communities near Grants ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grants.

• Acomita Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
  • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
• San Fidel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fidel
  • San Fidel is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fidel <6>
• West Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
  • West Village is located in Cibola County
• North Acomita Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
  • North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
• Prewitt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
  • Prewitt is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <6>
• Cubero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubero
  • Cubero is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cubero <6>
• Seama
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
  • Seama is located in Cibola County
• Encinal
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
  • Encinal is located in Cibola County
• Harrisburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
• Casa Blanca
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grants. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grants.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grants. See our Newspapers Page for Grants.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grants ...

Looking for more information about Grants? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grants, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grants.

Adding Grants to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grants in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grants was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

We also found Grants mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grants.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grants: www.cityofgrants.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/