Medanales is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.

The community is located on the Chama River near U.S. Route 84, 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Española.

Medanales has a post office with ZIP code 87548, which opened on March 10, 1945.

[7] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

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