New Mexico · Census place 3570500

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is a city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico with an estimated 90,551 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 4th largest of 61 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 90,551; #4 of 61 in New Mexico
Change since 2020: +3.2%; +2,812 people
Land area: 52.2 sq mi; + 0.11 sq mi water
Density: 1,734 / sq mi; State median 1,067

Orange pin: Santa Fe. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Santa Fe.

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Santa Fe population, 2020 to 2024

Santa Fe added 2,812 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.2%. In the latest year it moved by +1,045. Among 35 New Mexico places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by -0.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in New Mexico has 11,693 people, so Santa Fe is 7.7 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 87,508. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Santa Fe covers 52.23 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 1,734 people per square mile of land. The median New Mexico place of 5,000+ has 1,067, so Santa Fe is denser than the typical town.

What county Santa Fe is in

All of Santa Fe's residents live in Santa Fe County, which had 157,765 residents in 2024. Santa Fe holds 57.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Santa Fe

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Santa Fe by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 87501, 87505, 87507. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Santa Fe is

The Census internal point of Santa Fe is at 35.662000, -105.981800. Santa Fe, the capital, is 2.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rio Rancho, NM (112,524 people), 48.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 35.662000, -105.981800
DMS: 35°39'43.20"N 105°58'54.48"W
UTM: 13N 411135.2E 3946904.3N
Geohash: 9wkduk46j
Plus code: 857PM269+R7

Daylight in Santa Fe

At 35.66° N, Santa Fe gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 45 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Santa Fe

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Mexico, measured between internal points. The closest is Pecos, 18.1 miles away, with 1,372 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Santa Fe, NM?

90,551 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,812 (3.2%) from 87,739 in July 2020.

What county is Santa Fe in?

Santa Fe County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Santa Fe?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 87501, 87505, 87507.

How far is Santa Fe from Santa Fe?

2.7 miles (4.4 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Santa Fe.

What is the nearest larger city to Santa Fe?

Rio Rancho, NM, with 112,524 residents, 48.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.