Magdalena (New Mexico)

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Magdalena
Socorro County New Mexico Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Magdalena Highlighted.svg
Location in New Mexico
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Mexico
County : Socorro County
Coordinates : 34 ° 7 ′  N , 107 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 7 ′  N , 107 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 913 (status: 2000)
Population density : 56.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.1 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 16.1 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2003 m
Postal code : 87825
Area code : +1 505, 575
FIPS : 35-46310
GNIS ID : 0908353
Website : www.magdalena-nm.com

Magdalena is a place with 913 inhabitants (2000) in the US state of New Mexico in Socorro County .

The place is known because the Very Large Array (VLA) is a system of 27 individual radio telescopes on the San Augustin plain between the cities of Magdalena and Datil .