Welcome to Placitas ...

Placitas is located in Sandoval County<1>.

The location of Placitas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Placitas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Placitas is 5,950 feet [1,814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Placitas is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Placitas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Placitas ...

While we believe that this Placitas is located in Sandoval County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named Placitas. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dona Ana, Rio Arriba and Sierra County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Placitas.

Communities near Placitas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Placitas.

• Albuquerque
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <4>
• Rio Rancho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rancho
  • Rio Rancho is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rancho <4>
• Bernalillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
  • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <4>
• Corrales
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrales
  • Corrales is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrales <4>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
• Tijeras
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <4>
• Algodones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algodones
  • Algodones is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algodones <4>
• San Felipe Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Pueblo of Sandia Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Sandia Village
  • Pueblo of Sandia Village is located in Sandoval County
• Sandia Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights
  • Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Placitas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Placitas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Placitas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Placitas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Placitas. See our Newspapers Page for Placitas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placitas ...

Looking for more information about Placitas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Placitas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Placitas.

Adding Placitas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Placitas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Placitas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Placitas post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Placitas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Placitas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/