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 – 4:55 pm
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People691 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.3301 householdsMedian household income $80,662Median home value $220,00087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $824 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 351 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, professional and business services 16%, construction 15%Average commute 45 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 38%, Spanish 51%, other languages 11%5% 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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,545,109 acresBandelier National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 mi · 33,661 acresMount Chalchihuitl Open Spacestate recreation area · 14.3 mi · 430 acresRamon Vigil Grant Othernational forest · 16.3 miValles Caldera National Preservenational conservation area · 17.8 mi · 88,967 acresBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 19.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 4 Jan 197138 mi away, near Albuquerque, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202634 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 home80% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPena Blanca Water & Sanitation Districtserves 700 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique16 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,368 ft1,636 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPresbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center16.6 miPost officePena Blanca Post Office2.2 miTown hallPueblo de Cochiti Administration Governor's Office1.6 miFire stationPena Blanca Station 102.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF13 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ42 miInterstateI-258.0 miUS highwayUS 858.0 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY26 miRailKewa Rail Runner StationRio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD)6.3 miCoachLos Alamos Amtrak Bus StopRoadrunner Shuttle17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87041 ZIP area.
