Valencia, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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Valencia, New Mexico
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Valencia
Coordinates: 35°34′41″N105°47′27″W / 35.57806°N 105.79083°W / 35.57806; -105.79083
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Area
[1]
  Total
1.55 sq mi (4.01 km2)
  Land1.55 sq mi (4.01 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,320 ft (2,230 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
115
  Density74.19/sq mi (28.65/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87505 (Santa Fe)
87535 (Glorieta)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-81775
GNIS feature ID2812759 [2]

Valencia is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau first defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census. [2]

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The community is in eastern Santa Fe County, at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and is bordered to the east by Glorieta. Interstate 25 passes through Valencia, with access from Exit 297. I-25 leads northwest (southbound) 17 miles (27 km) to Santa Fe and east (northbound) 49 miles (79 km) to Las Vegas, New Mexico. The highway crosses Glorieta Pass at the eastern border of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 115
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Education

It is within Santa Fe Public Schools. [5]

It is zoned to El Dorado Community School (K-8) in El Dorado. Its high school is Santa Fe High School. [6]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valencia, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. "School Zone Maps". Santa Fe Public Schools . Retrieved July 22, 2021.