Blanco is a community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, home to about 492 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87412, and parts of 87413 are in Blanco too.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Blanco; also Turley and Navajo Dam
Mostly Bloomfield; part is in Blanco
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Blanco. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)135 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Durango La Plata County Airport (DRO)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM130 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ323 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blanco; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Blanco had 491 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2010.
It’s the 249th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Rio Arriba County grew from 13,777 residents in 1900 to 40,363 in 2020.
Rio Arriba County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 8.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bloomfield 3 Se, NM weather station (6 miles away).
5,426 jobs at 541 businesses in Rio Arriba County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blanco.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bloomfield, West Hammond, Angustura, Lee Acres, Turley and Navajo Dam.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.