San Cristobal is a community in Taos County, New Mexico, home to about 203 people across 6.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87564.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)121 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Taos Regional Airport (TSM)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ421 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of San Cristobal; 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.
San Cristobal had 206 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2010.
It’s the 359th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Taos County grew from 10,889 residents in 1900 to 34,489 in 2020.
Taos County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cerro, NM weather station (9 miles away).
9,460 jobs at 1,083 businesses in Taos 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 San Cristobal.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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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