Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:47 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:10 am – 4:53 pm
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People16,372 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.67,543 householdsMedian household income $96,511Median home value $611,800Median rent $1,117 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,924 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 6,685 employedMain industries: professional and business services 25%, education and health care 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 26 minutes67% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Spanish 21%, other languages 6%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 16°F14 in of rain a yearwettest month August20 in of snow a year, on about 8 days51 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Espanola station, 13 mi away; rain from Pojoaque 1.0 E; snow from Santa Fe 2
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,545,109 acresRio En Mediorecreation area · 3.9 mi · 120 acresHyde Memorial State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 347 acresSanta Fe National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.4 mi · 81 acresTesuque Creek Open Spacerecreation area · 7.5 mi · 158 acresBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 11.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197322 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSanta Fe County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025286 of 365 days measured79 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Santa Fe County monitors, NM
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSanta Fe Water System (city of)serves 90,810 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,607 ft2,014 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSanta Fe Service Unit Indian Health Service Hospital10.8 miPost officeTesuque Post Office4.1 miTown hallSanta Fe City Hall9.3 miPoliceTesuque Pueblo Tribal Police Department1.1 miFire stationSanta Fe County Volunteer Fire District Station 3 - Tesuque1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolTe Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School2.0 miCollegeSaint John's College Santa Fe11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF16 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ66 miInterstateI-2513 miUS highwayUS 2852.5 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY24 miRailSanta Fe Depot Rail Runner StationRio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD)9.7 miCoachSanta Fe Amtrak Bus StopRoadrunner Shuttle2.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87506 ZIP area.
