Ponderosa is a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, home to about 289 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87044.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)43 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ340 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ponderosa; 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.
Ponderosa had 379 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 316th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Sandoval County grew from 8,579 residents in 1910 to 148,834 in 2020.
Sandoval County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 15.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jemez Springs, NM weather station (8 miles away).
27,552 jobs at 1,928 businesses in Sandoval County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles 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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