Valencia, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°34′44″N 105°47′33″W / 35.57889°N 105.79250°W / 35.57889; -105.79250CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Santa FeArea

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• Total1.55 sq mi (4.01 km²) • Land1.55 sq mi (4.01 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

7,370 ft (2,250 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total115 • Density74.19/sq mi (28.65/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code

87505 (Santa Fe)
87535 (Glorieta)

Area code505FIPS code35-81775GNIS feature ID2812759^[3]

Valencia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[3]

The CDP 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	115		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[2]

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

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Valencia Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ "School Zone Maps". Santa Fe Public Schools. Retrieved July 22, 2021.