Welcome to Jemez Springs ...

The village of Jemez Springs is located in north central New Mexico.

Jemez Springs is located in Sandoval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jemez Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Jemez Springs: Jemez Spgs. (or less commonly used: Jemez Spngs. or Jemez Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jemez Springs has a population of 268 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Jemez Springs is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jemez Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Jemez Springs: (575)

The ZIP code for Jemez Springs: 87025<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jemez Springs had an population of 268 people. This is an increase of 7.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jemez Springs had a population of 250 people. This makes Jemez Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Jemez Springs represents 0.01% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 250 people, the population of Jemez Springs decreased 33.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 375 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jemez Springs.

Communities near Jemez Springs ...

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

• San Ysidro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Ponderosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderosa <5>
• Seven Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Jemez Pueblo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemez Pueblo
  • Jemez Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemez Pueblo <5>
• Zia Pueblo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zia Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zia Pueblo
  • Zia Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Copper City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
• Cochiti Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Lake
  • Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Lake <5>
• Cochiti Pueblo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Pueblo
  • Cochiti Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Cochiti Pueblo has also been known as:
  • Cochiti
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Pueblo <5>
• Cuba
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Los Alamos
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in Los Alamos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <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 Jemez Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jemez Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jemez Springs ...

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

Adding Jemez Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jemez Springs 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 Jemez Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jemez Springs post office opened in 1907.

We also found Jemez Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jemez Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jemez Springs. 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/