North Valley

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North Valley

Total population

10,455

Median home value

$302,700

27.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,498

North Valley$61k

National$74k

Elevation1522 m

Land area18.24 km²

Weather61°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates35.17°, -106.62°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

North Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Valley had a population of 11,149. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for North Valley, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Arthur Nicholas Tafoya

Catholic bishop (1933–2018)

Alan Branch

American football player (born 1984)

Jace Norman

American actor (born 2000)

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Julie J. Vargas

American judge

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Jashaun St. John

American actor

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Imani Morlock

Puerto Rican footballer

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Josh Vargas

Josh Vargas also know as Drizzy Jay was professional musician and artist

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Nolan Flexen

US volleyball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  1.5 mi away
• Edith Enclave
  3.4 mi away
• Corrales
  4.6 mi away
• Paradise Hills
  4.8 mi away
• Pueblo of Sandia Village
  6.3 mi away
• Sandia Heights
  7.6 mi away
• Bernalillo
  10.4 mi away
• Santa Ana Pueblo
  13.8 mi away
• Cedar Crest
  14.3 mi away
• Sandia Park
  14.5 mi away
• Tijeras
  15.1 mi away · pop. 524
• Pajarito Mesa
  16.1 mi away

Browse all places in New Mexico →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about North Valley

The Swarts ruin

Harriet Silliman Cosgrove · 1932

A prehistoric sequence in the Middle Pecos Valley, New Mexico

Arthur J. Jelinek · 1967

Prehistory of the Middle Rio Puerco Valley, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Larry L. Baker · 2003

A cultural resources overview of the middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Linda S. Cordell · 1979

People of the valley

Frank Waters · 1941

The Swarts ruin; a typical Mimbres site in southwestern New Mexico

H. S. Cosgrove · 1932

Differential persistence of variation in prehistoric milling tools from the Middle Rio Puerco Valley, New Mexico

Jesse B. Murrell · 2007

The physiography of the Rio Grande valley, New Mexico, in relation to Pueblo culture

Edgar L. Hewett · 1913

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• ENCINO 2 Wildfire, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-04-14 · 78 mi
• Sparks Wildfire, Quay, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-04-28 · 147 mi
• Trigg Wildfire, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-05-21 · 153 mi
• Mimms Wildfire, Quay, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-05-14 · 154 mi
• Hummingbird Wildfire, Catron, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-04-21 · 169 mi
• Schwachheim Wildfire, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-04-12 · 179 mi
• Line Wildfire, Quay, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-05-14 · 198 mi
• BRANTLEY 2 Wildfire, Eddy, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-05-30 · 220 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of North Valley, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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