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San Cristobal
New MexicoCDP
Total population
203
Median home value
$385,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,472
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in New Mexico, United States, San Cristobal is a small census-designated community. Population sits at roughly 203 according to the open data we track. Coordinates of 36.610°, -105.632° situate San Cristobal in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. At 11 people per km², the census-designated community shows a very sparse settlement pattern. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,932 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 17.8 km². Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for San Cristobal.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for San Cristobal, NM from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · EL PRADO · 195 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARYElementary · QUESTA · 111 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · ARROYO SECO · 102 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- QUESTA HIGHHigh · QUESTA · 100 students · 9.1:1 ratio
- ROOTS & WINGS COMMUNITYElementary · QUESTA · 59 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATEMiddle · QUESTA · 59 students · 7.4:1 ratio
- QUESTA JR HIGHMiddle · QUESTA · 56 students · 14:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Mexico
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about San Cristobal







Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 48 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 50 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 66 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 74 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 83 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 83 mi
- Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 105 mi
- Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 126 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET