Welcome to Corrales ...

The village of Corrales is located in central New Mexico.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corrales, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Corrales has a population of 8,702 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Corrales is 5,030 feet [1,533 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Corrales is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Corrales: (505)

The ZIP code for Corrales: 87048<4>

Websites for Corrales ...

Official Website: www.corralesnm.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Corrales had an population of 8,702 people. This is an increase of 4.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Corrales had a population of 8,329 people. This makes Corrales the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Corrales represents 0.4% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,329 people, the population of Corrales increased 13.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,334 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Corrales.

Communities near Corrales ...

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

• Albuquerque
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Rio Rancho
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Tijeras
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• North Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Bernalillo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Paradise Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
  • Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
• Sandia Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights
  • Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo County
• Hoffmantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmantown
  • Hoffmantown is located in Bernalillo County
• Martinez Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
  • Martinez Town 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 Corrales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corrales.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corrales. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Corrales.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corrales ...

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

Adding Corrales to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corrales 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 Corrales was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corrales.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Corrales: www.corralesnm.org/

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

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