Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Rio Arriba County Courthouse, Isaac Rapp, 1916-17
Tierra Amarilla Location within the state of New Mexico Show map of New Mexico Tierra Amarilla Tierra Amarilla (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°42′01″N 106°32′59″W / 36.70028°N 106.54972°W / 36.70028; -106.54972[1]
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Area [2]
• Total	2.69 sq mi (6.98 km2)
• Land	2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [1]	7,529 ft (2,295 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	297
• Density	110.49/sq mi (42.65/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87575
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-77670[1]
GNIS feature ID	0923704[1]
Website	www.sangres.com/newmexico/rioarriba/tierraamarilla.htm

Tierra Amarilla is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.^[1][4]

Tierra Amarilla is Spanish for "Yellow Earth". The name refers to clay deposits found in the Chama River Valley and used by Native American peoples.^{[5]: 352–353 [6]} Tewa and Navajo toponyms for the area also refer to the yellow clay.^{[5]: 352–353}