La Cueva (Santa Fe County) is a community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, home to about 778 people across 7.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87535.
Homes sold for a median of $303 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly La Cueva (Santa Fe County); also Glorieta and Valencia (Santa Fe County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Cueva (Santa Fe County). 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)59 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ385 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Cueva (Santa Fe County); 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.
It’s the 185th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Santa Fe County grew from 14,658 residents in 1900 to 154,823 in 2020.
Santa Fe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 16 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pecos Nm, NM weather station (4 miles away).
48,934 jobs at 4,976 businesses in Santa Fe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in La Cueva (Santa Fe County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Glorieta and Valencia (Santa Fe County).
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.