Welcome to Rio Rancho ...

The city of Rio Rancho is located in central New Mexico.

Rio Rancho is primarily located in Bernalillo County<1>. A portion of Rio Rancho extends into Sandoval County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rio Rancho has a population of 99,399 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Rio Rancho is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rio Rancho is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Rio Rancho lies within the (505) area code.

The ZIP code for Rio Rancho: 87144<4>

Websites for Rio Rancho ...

Official Website:   www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rrchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rio Rancho had an population of 99,399 people. This is an increase of 13.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 92.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rio Rancho had a population of 87,521 people (which is 13.18% of the total population of Bernalillo County). This makes Rio Rancho the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Rio Rancho represents 4.25% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 87,521 people, the population of Rio Rancho increased 69.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 51,765 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rio Rancho.

Communities near Rio Rancho ...

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

• Albuquerque
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Bernalillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Corrales
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• San Ysidro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • San Ysidro is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ysidro <5>
• Paradise Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
  • Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
• Alameda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Pueblo of Sandia Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
• North Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
  • North Valley is located in Bernalillo County
• Santa Ana Pueblo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Ana Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Pueblo
  • Santa Ana Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana Pueblo <5>

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 Rio Rancho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio Rancho.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rio Rancho. 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 Rio Rancho.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Rancho ...

Looking for more information about Rio Rancho? 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 Rio Rancho, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rio Rancho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rio Rancho: www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/

The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/

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