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