Local servicesPost officeBelen Post Office3.6 miTown hallBelen City Hall3.4 miPoliceBelen Police Department3.5 miFire stationBelen Fire Department Main Station3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of New Mexico - Valencia County Branch9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ31 miInterstateI-252.2 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 852.7 miAmtrakAlbuquerque, NM ABQ33 miRailBelen Rail Runner StationRio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD)4.0 miCoachLos LunasLimousine Express13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87002 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:54 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:10 am – 5:00 pm
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People21,265 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.67,771 householdsMedian household income $51,961Median home value $185,100Median rent $959 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,154 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 7,924 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 12%, construction 10%Average commute 26 minutes77% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 72%, Spanish 28%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 62°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 20°F9 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days92 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Los Lunas 3 Ssw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksTarget Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miUniversity of New Mexico - Valencia County Branchcollege · 9.5 miGuzman Reservoirreservoir · 8.1 miLa Loma Altapeak · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCibola National Forestnational forest · 6.0 mi · 1,619,794 acresBelen Waterfowl Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 245 acresCasa Colorada Waterfowl Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 443 acresSevilleta National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.2 mi · 227,851 acresBernalillo Waterfowl Management Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 1,799 acresValle De Oro National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.7 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 4 Jan 197135 mi away, near Albuquerque, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Aug 20268 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateValencia County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025271 of 360 days measured89 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Valencia County monitors, NM
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBelen Water Systemserves 10,830 people from ground water22 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique52 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,179 ft1,579 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
