Sandia Park, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87047. It lies near Cienega Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sandia Park quadrangle. 265 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,077 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSandia Park grew from 237 to 265 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 | 237 | |
| 2020 | 265 | +28 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Sandia Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC LONG |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | PINO CANYON |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | BALSAM TRAIL |
| 15 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC |
| 15 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | NINE MILE |
| 1 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | CAPULIN PEAK |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SKI |
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 Sandia Park: 9 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Prospect | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Capulin Peak Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Capulin Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Carbonatite Deposit | Cobalt | Unknown | ||
| Darrel Prospect | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | 1915 | |
| Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Mohawk Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | |
| Sandia Vista Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Adobe Enterprises, Inc. | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Capulin Peak Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | 1925 |
Storms near this place
34 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandia Park in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 30 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Sandia Park | $25,000 | A NWS Employee reported flash flooding stretching from San Pedro Creek at NM 14 where the creek was out of its banks. Numerous spots along NM 14 between Cedar Crest and the county line were flooded with rocks and debris over the road, with the worst of it at Ponderosa Park near Lantern Ridge. A USGS gage along the Tijeras Arroyo also observed a nine foot spike to 10 feet, coupled with a report of the arroyo overtopping Via Sedillo Road by two feet. The road was nearly impassible due to large rocks covering the roadway. Damage is an estimate. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | $20,000 | A spotter observed nickel size hail accumulations of 6 to 8 inches deep from a severe thunderstorm. The hail resulted in widespread damage to vegetation, homes, and vehicles. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sandia Park | $1,000 | Hail up to the size of half dollars. Hail produced damage to fiberglass paneling of a barn. |
| April 2026 | Dust Devil | Sandia Park | - | A traveler driving along I-25 in the San Felipe Pueblo area observed a large and intense dust devil. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Penny to quarter size hail in the East Mountain Communities. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Several observers in Sandia Park observed hail ranging from 1/2 inch to half dollar size in Sandia Park along NM 14 from a severe thunderstorm. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | CoCoRaHS observers a few miles north of I-40 at Sedillo observed dime to nickel size hail from a strong to severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | A CoCoRaHS observer a few miles east southeast of Sandia Park observed hail up to quarter size in diameter from a severe thunderstorm. The hail resulted in some minor leaf damage. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was observed at Sandia Park from a severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Penny to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm was observed a few miles east of Sandia Park. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Quarter size hail reported by a former NWS Employee. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | A strong thunderstorm produced penny size hail at Sandia Park. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Hail up to the size of quarters accumulated on the ground. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Penny size hail a few miles east of Sandia Park. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Hail up to the size of quarters. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Hail up to the size of pennies. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Hail up to the size of nickels along with intense cloud to ground lightning. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | NWS Employee reported pea to nickel sized hail near Sandia Park. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | CoCoRaHS report of quarter size hail that lasted 6 minutes. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | NWS employee reported large hail at Frost Rd. and Highway 14 in Sandia Park. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Sandia Park | - | Highway 14 and Frost Rd. in near Sandia Park. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Penny size hail 4.6 miles east of Sandia Park. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | Back yard was covered in hail. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Sandia Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonito | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pinon Ridge Estates | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cañoncito | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sandia Knolls | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sierra Vista Estates | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Paa-Ko | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Park | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| El Refugio | 3.8 miles | 18 |
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 Sandia Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2220811 | 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 910747. 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.







