Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:52 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:13 am – 4:58 pm
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People916 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.2248 householdsMedian household income $52,857Median home value $196,900Median rent $885 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 364 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, public administration 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 30 minutes80% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 44%, other languages 54%, Spanish 3%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 19°F15 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month August23 in of snow a year, on about 9 days42 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jemez Springs station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 15.3 mi · 1,545,109 acresValles Caldera National Preservenational conservation area · 24.5 mi · 88,967 acresBandelier National Monumentnational monument · 29.9 mi · 33,661 acresPetroglyph National Monumentnational monument · 30.8 mi · 2,949 acresCuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 32.1 mi · 241 acresRamon Vigil Grant Othernational forest · 34.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 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 4.0 on 22 Aug 202646 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 home68% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSan Luis Cabezon Mdwcaserves 320 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,752 ft1,753 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center21.6 miPost officeSan Ysidro Post Office6.0 miTown hallSan Ysidro Village Hall6.3 miFire stationSan Ysidro Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ40 miInterstateI-2526 miUS highwayUS 5501.3 miAmtrakAlbuquerque, NM ABQ37 miCoachBernalillo Bus StationGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87053 ZIP area.
