Chical is a community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, home to about 141 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87068.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Bosque Farms; part is in Chical
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chical. 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)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ321 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chical; 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.
Chical had 124 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2010.
It’s the 395th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Bernalillo County grew from 28,630 residents in 1900 to 676,444 in 2020.
Bernalillo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 9.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Los Lunas 3 Ssw, NM weather station (8 miles away).
277,465 jobs at 16,349 businesses in Bernalillo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chical.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bosque Farms.
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.