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Summary for Peralta


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Located in: Valencia County (see below)

Time Zone: Peralta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 505

Elevation: 4,850 feet [1,478.28 m] above sea level<1>

Total Area:<2>   4.46 sq. miles [11.6 km²]

Housing Units:<3>   1,481

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Peralta:

Lat:   34.836600°   (or 34°50'11" N)

Lon:   -106.690600°   (or -106°41'26" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Los Lunas<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Peralta

GNIS ID:   2424937

FIPS State / Place Code:   35 / 56180

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peralta)


About Valencia County

The town of Los Lunas is the County Seat for Valencia County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Valencia)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     76,688   (0.15% decrease since 2010)  
2010     76,800   (16.1% increase since 2000)
2000:     66,152

Total Area:   1,068 sq. miles [2,766.9 km²]

Housing Units:   30,085

Official Website:   https://www.co.valencia.nm.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Valencia

GNIS ID:   933052

FIPS State / County Code:   35 / 061

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peralta)


About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     2,099,634   (1.96% increase since 2010)  
2010:     2,059,179   (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:     1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website:   https://www.nm.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks:   https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/

Fishing:   https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/licenses-permits/

Hunting:   https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID:   897535

FIPS State:   35

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peralta)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peralta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Peralta. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Peralta, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Peralta.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.