Official Name: | Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Rio Rancho Estates |
Coordinates: | 35.2994°N -106.7764°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: | 68.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 68.35 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 177.03 |
Area Land Km2: | 177.03 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.17 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6942 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 87124, 87144 (Rio Rancho) |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-63530 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812756 |
Population Total: | 1801 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.35 |
Rio Rancho Estates 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 southern part of the county, bordered to the east and south by the city of Rio Rancho. The southern border of the CDP partially follows the Bernalillo County line. The community is north-northwest of the center of Albuquerque.
Almost all of the CDP is in the Rio Rancho Public Schools. A very small section is in the Jemez Valley Public Schools.[2]