[3] This was the hometown of Mexican president Adolfo López Mateos, and a mausoleum was built for his remains in downtown Atizapán de Zaragoza.

Inside Atizapán, near the border with Naucalpan, is located the Madin Dam, which provides water to the north west part of the Greater Mexico City area.

Although none of the main transportation ways in greater Mexico City have stations in Atizapán, many bus lines cross Atizapán, and go mainly to the north, center and south west parts of Mexico City.

[citation needed] In the beginning of the 20th century, a train line called "Montealto" had its end in Atizapán.

[citation needed] The Escuela Sierra Nevada Esmeralda campus, serving preschool and elementary school, is in Atizapán.