Jamestown, New Mexico

Jamestown is an unincorporated community located along Interstate 40 in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. El Paso Natural Gas Company built a refinery at the Continental Divide in New Mexico around the area of 35.48698357712149, -108.4264608980443.[4] The refinery was known locally as the Gallup Refinery or the Ciniza Refinery. By 1964, El Paso Gas sold the refinery to the Shell Oil Company.[5] Then in 1982, Giant Oil Refining purchased the refinery from Shell.[5] In 1987. Giant built the largest truck stop and retail facility in their chain one mile south from the refinery.[5] On June 7, 2003, Giant sold its travel center in Jamestown to Pilot Travel Centers.[5] Pilot Travel Center #305[6][7] houses Jamestown's post office; the post office has ZIP code 87347.[3][6] Also inside the travel center's mall are a Subway and a Denny's as well as a thirty-seat theater. Near the mall, and still part of the Pilot Travel Center, is a Bosselman Boss Shop available for full service truck servicing and repair.[8]

Jamestown, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Jamestown is located in New Mexico
Jamestown
Jamestown
Jamestown is located in the United States
Jamestown
Jamestown
Coordinates: 35°28′51″N 108°25′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
 • Land2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total317
 • Density116.16/sq mi (44.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87347[3]
Area code505
FIPS code35-35070

According to USA Today, in 1993 the truck stop and refinery were the only two establishments in the community.[7] By 2020, there were also a Fire Department[9] and a Gun Supply store[10] The oil refinery changed ownership several times[11] and was slated to close by October 2020, as per its last owner, Marathon Petrolueum.[12]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020317—
U.S. Decennial Census[13][2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[14] Its zoned schools are Del Norte Elementary School, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.[15]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Gallup Refinery". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. "Flying J The Giant Truck Stop Jamestown, NM". John the Mouse Video. YouTube. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. "Nation's Truckers Find Desert Oasis - One-Stop Service For Weary Drivers". Associated Press. March 1, 1993.
  7. Jones, Del (June 8, 1993). "The truck stops here - New Mexico center has amenities of airport terminal". USA Today.
  8. "Locations". Bosselman Boss shops. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  9. "McKinley County Whispering Cedars Fire Dept". Emergency Medical Services Tracking and reporting System (NMEMSTARS). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  10. "Jonni R Myers Brown Warrior Women Gun Supply". FFL Registry. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  11. "EPA, NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT REACH SETTLEMENT WITH WESTERN REFINING". Internet WayBack Machine. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. "StackPath". www.ogj.com.
  13. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  14. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  15. "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved January 15, 2022. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.


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