Sandia Heights, New Mexico

Sandia Heights, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Sandia Heights
Coordinates: 35°10′27″N 106°29′18″W / 35.17417°N 106.48833°WCoordinates: 35°10′27″N 106°29′18″W / 35.17417°N 106.48833°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km^2)
• Land	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	6,180 ft (1,880 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,293
• Density	1,658/sq mi (640.2/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-66765
GNIS feature ID	1867388

Sandia Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 10,293 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sandia Heights is located in northern Bernalillo County at the western base of the Sandia Mountains. It is bordered to the south by the city of Albuquerque. The base station for the Sandia Peak Tramway is located just outside the northern edge of the CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sandia Heights has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.^[1]

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sandia Heights CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 30, 2014.