Clayton, New Mexico

Clayton, New Mexico
Main Street (2008)
Location of Clayton within Union County and New Mexico
Clayton
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 36°26′24″N 103°08′22″W / 36.44000°N 103.13944°W / 36.44000; -103.13944
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyUnion
Area
  Total
7.79 sq mi (20.19 km2)
  Land7.77 sq mi (20.12 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
4,967 ft (1,514 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,643
  Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC-07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
88415
Area code575
FIPS code35-15720
GNIS ID2413209

Clayton is a town in and the county seat of Union County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,980.