Town guide

San Luis, New Mexico

San Luis is a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico across 8.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87053.

ZIP codes in San Luis

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
San Ysidro, NM87053Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Zia Pueblo; part is in San Luis

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Around San Luis

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Albuquerque, NM32 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ332 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of San Luis; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population over time

San Luis had 32 residents in the 2020 census, down 46% since 2010.

Sandoval County grew from 8,579 residents in 1910 to 148,834 in 2020.

San Luis population by census2010: 59, 2020: 32592010322020

Sandoval County, 1910–2020

Sandoval County population, 1910 to 20201910: 8,579, 1920: 8,863, 1930: 11,144, 1940: 13,898, 1950: 12,438, 1960: 14,201, 1970: 17,492, 1980: 34,799, 1990: 63,319, 2000: 89,908, 2010: 131,561, 2020: 148,8349K’10’2011K’30’4012K’50’6017K’70’8063K’90’00132K’10149K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near San LuisJan: high 48°F, low 19°F, 1 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 22°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 28°F, 1 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; May: high 76°F, low 41°F, 0.8 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 50°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 55°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 54°F, 2.6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 47°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 36°F, 1.4 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 26°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 19°F, 0.9 in48°19°Jan1.052°22°Feb0.860°28°Mar1.068°33°Apr0.976°41°May0.887°50°Jun0.789°55°Jul2.686°54°Aug2.680°47°Sep1.670°36°Oct1.456°26°Nov0.947°19°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jemez Springs, NM weather station (16 miles away).

Jobs in Sandoval County

27,552 jobs at 1,928 businesses in Sandoval County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sandoval CountyHealth care and social assistance: 5,046 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,896 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,688 jobs; Retail trade: 3,531 jobs; Construction: 2,440 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,368 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,594 jobs; Other services: 940 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Hotels and restaurants 18% Manufacturing 13% Retail trade 13% Construction 9% Administrative and support 9% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in San Luis.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lovelace Westside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albuquerque25.3 miles
  • Lovelace Women's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albuquerque31.5 miles
  • Los Alamos Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Los Alamos33.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1

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.

Places in and around San Luis

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker<0.1 mi

Libraries

  • Jemez Pueblo Library4.2 mi
  • Jemez Pueblo Community Library4.3 mi

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.

Schools in San Luis

Public schools here are run by T'siya Day School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
T'siya Day SchoolZia PuebloK–658Public5.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Zia Pueblo and San Ysidro Village.

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