Shiprock, New Mexico

About Shiprock

Shiprock is a small unincorporated community in northwestern New Mexico.

Officially, Shiprock is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.52 square miles.

📰 Shiprock News Today

• Visit Shiprock, New Mexico, for a Full Navajo Nation Experience New Mexico Magazine · Jun 12
• NM v. Arizona Showcase Brings Top Talent to Shiprock Navajo Nation Office of the President (.gov) · Apr 8
• Council celebrates opening of new Shiprock First Responders Facility SHIPROCK, N.M. — On Friday, members of the 25th Navajo Nation, state partners, Shiprock Chapter officials, first responders and community members gathered to dedicate and cut the ribb Facebook · Sep 1
• Crews contain brush fire in Shiprock KOAT · Mar 29
• Flooding leaves 3 dead in Four Corners region of New Mexico KOB 4 · Sep 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Mexico headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Shiprock Unique

• The only place in America named Shiprock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shiprock

• Bamboo House — chinese
• Nataani Nez
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• THATSABURGER

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shiprock

• Nizhoni Park reviews ★
• Shiprock Historical Marker reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shiprock

• Atsa' Biya' a'zh Community School
• CAREER PREP ALTERNATIVE
• DREAM DINE CHARTER SCHOOL
• EVA B STOKELY ELEMENTARY
• MESA ELEMENTARY
• NIZHONI ELEMENTARY
• SHIPROCK HIGH
• Shiprock Northwest High School
• TSE BIT AI MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northern Navajo Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Shiprock

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