Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:50 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:11 am – 4:56 pm
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People476 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.2273 householdsMedian household income $57,375Median home value $255,300Median rent $1,429 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,149 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 163 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, public administration 17%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 35 minutes61% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, other languages 11%, Spanish 3%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 20°F12 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days70 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cochiti Dam station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,545,109 acresBandelier National Monumentnational monument · 5.3 mi · 33,661 acresRamon Vigil Grant Othernational forest · 13.1 miValles Caldera National Preservenational conservation area · 14.1 mi · 88,967 acresMount Chalchihuitl Open Spacestate recreation area · 18.1 mi · 430 acresBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 21.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 4 Jan 197140 mi away, near Albuquerque, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSandoval County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025263 of 358 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sandoval County monitors, NM
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRio Rancho Water & Ww Servicesserves 107,350 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,634 ft1,717 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLos Alamos Medical Center16.5 miPost officePena Blanca Post Office5.2 miTown hallPueblo de Cochiti Administration Governor's Office2.7 miFire stationCochiti Lake Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF16 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ44 miInterstateI-2512 miUS highwayUS 8512 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY30 miRailKewa Rail Runner StationRio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD)9.5 miCoachLos Alamos Amtrak Bus StopRoadrunner Shuttle15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87083 ZIP area.
