La Madera, Sandoval County, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:La Madera, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:La Madera
Coordinates:35.2228°N -106.3703°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sandoval
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:13.10
Area Land Sq Mi:13.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:33.91
Area Land Km2:33.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:21.50
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6942
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87047 (Sandia Park)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-38540
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812757
Population Total:729
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:55.67

La Madera is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The CDP is in the southeast corner of the county, bordered to the south by Paa-Ko and Edgewood, both in Bernalillo County. The community sits at the eastern base of the Sandia Mountains, which rise to the west 4miles to the summit of Sandia Crest, elevation .

Education

It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district,[2] which operates Bernalillo High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-01-09.