Local servicesHospitalLos Alamos Medical Center19.4 miPost officePena Blanca Post Office4.1 miTown hallPueblo de Cochiti Administration Governor's Office2.7 miFire stationCochiti Lake Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF17 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ41 miInterstateI-2511 miUS highwayUS 8511 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY30 miRailKewa Rail Runner StationRio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD)7.9 miCoachLos Alamos Amtrak Bus StopRoadrunner Shuttle18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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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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People789 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.3279 householdsMedian household income $83,472Median home value $248,40091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,342 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 387 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, manufacturing 25%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 36 minutes44% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 33% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 40%, other languages 48%, Spanish 12%6% 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, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,545,109 acresBandelier National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 mi · 33,661 acresRamon Vigil Grant Othernational forest · 15.8 miValles Caldera National Preservenational conservation area · 15.8 mi · 88,967 acresMount Chalchihuitl Open Spacestate recreation area · 18.1 mi · 430 acresBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 23.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 4 Jan 197137 mi away, near Albuquerque, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202631 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 home82% of households have a broadband subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL62% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation5,690 ft1,734 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
