Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Placitas, New Mexico
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church
Location of Placitas, New Mexico
Placitas, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°19′3″N 106°27′7″W / 35.31750°N 106.45194°W / 35.31750; -106.45194
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySandoval
Area
  Total
29.44 sq mi (76.25 km2)
  Land29.44 sq mi (76.25 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,955 ft (1,815 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,041
  Density171.23/sq mi (66.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87043
Area code505
FIPS code35-58070
GNIS feature ID0915877

Placitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,977. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.