Corrales, New Mexico
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2006. It stands in the Rio Rancho census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87048. The Survey maps it on the Alameda quadrangle. 8,493 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,023 feet above sea level.
On record in Corrales
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
San Ysidro Churchlisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresCorrales grew from 8,329 to 8,493 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,329 | |
| 2020 | 8,493 | +164 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Alameda quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Alameda quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Alameda quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Alameda quadrangle1:24000
- 2006 USGS Alameda quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Corrales between 1992 and 2019, burning about 333 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | SHADY |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DM |
| 8 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | CASINO |
| 6 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | TURKEY |
| 16 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | LOST |
| 16 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | ARAGON |
| 15 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DENNIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Corrales: 7 unknowns, 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Stone, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crushing & Milling Sect. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit #57-45-F | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Quartz Mine No 1 | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Wylie Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| 9700 North Second Plant | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Esquire Claims 5-9 Plant | Pumice | Producer | ||
| A.F.Cole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corrales in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Corrales | $500,000 | Emergency Manager as well as local media reported that the entire city of Corrales was flooded due to heavy rains. Several businesses were flooded as well as numerous cars and neighborhoods. Many roads were also washed out. Trees were downed due to the wind and many traffic lights were out. Rainfall reports of up to nearly 3 inches of rain were reported in association with this storm. Residents were still cleaning up the damage throughout the following weekend. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Corrales | $250,000 | Reports from local volunteer observers in the area reported rainfall amounts as high as 0.94 inches in less than one-half hour, with additional rainfall after the main storm. The Corrales Fire Department responded to numerous reports of flooding. Several homes and businesses were inundated with mud and water. A couple of cars were nearly half submerged by water and debris. Trees were also downed from flooding. A preliminary storm survey by local emergency management officials indicated between 15 and 20 roads were damaged and/or completely destroyed, many of which were paved. A couple residents were isolated from the village and could not travel from the area for several hours due to the flooding. Mail delivery services were temporarily suspended in some areas of Corrales because of road damage. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | $100,000 | A squall line moved through Corrales causing tree and structural damage. Several homes suffered roof, window or gutter damage. Roofs were blown off sheds and one metal shed was blown over completely. Several small evergreen trees were blown over and uprooted while a few cottonwood trees had large limbs broken. |
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Corrales | $40,000 | Very heavy rain from thunderstorms washed out several roads in Rio Rancho. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | $500 | Strong wind gusts from showers resulted in a downed tree on a property fence in an alleyway on Hollywood Road off of Loma Larga Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | - | Strong wind gusts from showers resulted in a down tree on the north end of Corrales Road near Mountain View Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | - | Small to medium sized branches down on a ditch dirt road between Ranchitos Road and Coronado Road due to strong winds from showers in the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | - | Strong wind gusts from showers resulted in downed branches along Mariquita Road in Corrales. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | - | A 62 mph wind gust was observed in Rio Rancho, possibly from nearby showers. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corrales | - | Public weather station at State Road 528 and Northern Boulevard reported a peak wind gust to 60 mph. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Corrales | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Corrales | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Corrales | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Hail | Corrales | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo of Sandia Village | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sandia Pueblo | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rio Rancho | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Rio Rancho Estates | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bernalillo | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Las Cocinitas (historical) | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Mountain | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Anasazi Trails | 7.4 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Corrales | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1135270 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 905378. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













