Sunlit Hills, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Sunlit Hills, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Sunlit Hills bam
Coordinates:35.5958°N -105.9211°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Santa Fe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:3.75
Area Land Sq Mi:3.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:9.72
Area Land Km2:9.72
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:736
Population Density Sq Mi:196.21
Population Density Km2:75.75
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:7116
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87508 (Santa Fe)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-75650
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806770

Sunlit Hills 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.

The CDP is north of the geographic center of Santa Fe County and is bordered to the west by Seton Village, to the northwest by Arroyo Hondo, to the north by Conejo, and to the northeast by Santa Fe Foothills. Interstate 25 forms the eastern border of the CDP, with the closest access from Exit 284 (Old Pecos Trail), 3miles to the north. Santa Fe, the state capital, is 6miles to the north.

Demographics

Education

It is within Santa Fe Public Schools.[2]

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: Santa Fe County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.