Gallina, New Mexico in 2024, 2024
Gallina’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2024 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
- 1890Gallina is settled
GallinaNM
The town, settled in 1890, counts 318 residents.
Photo: Highlightwiki · CC BY 4.0
Population
318
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$196K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
40.6
years
Jobs based here
10
A commuter town
Is Gallina a good place to live?
Gallina’s average trip to work is 56 minutes, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 2 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Gallina. 31% of the land in Gallina is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Santa Fe National Forest, at 1,241 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Gallina has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
318 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Gallina: who provides what
Gallina is unincorporated, so Rio Arriba County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJemez Mountains Elec Coop15.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCapulin Mdwca water system9 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers35% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereRio Arriba County ClerkRio Arriba County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2023
ZIP code8701787017 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gallina.
Outdoors
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Gallina
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 2.3 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Gallina comes to 0.4 miles per square mile.
30.9%conserved
30.9%
conserved · 1,241 of 4,015 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 1.6 mi | 1,241 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Schools
The schools Gallina’s kids attend
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The public schools here belong to the Jemez Mtn school district. The 3 public schools in Gallina teach 109 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallina ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 47 | – |
| Coronado HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 37 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Gallina: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Gallina, 80% come from inland flooding and 12% from wildfires.
84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Gallina work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 50 miles. In Gallina, 9.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Santa Fe (12%), Dulce (11%) and Los Alamos (9%).
0%work in town
| Gallina | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Gallina0%
Santa Fe12%
Dulce11%
Los Alamos9%
Farmington8%
50 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Gallina
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Gallina, a typical January night runs colder than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Gallina, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
50″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–41°
Spring29–60°
Summer48–81°
Fall31–62°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Gallina stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with more of its adults who have diabetes
Among adults in Gallina, 40% have obesity. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Gallina. Two figures for adults locally: 32% say their health is fair or poor, 11% binge drink. This New Mexico town does better than the New Mexico average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.
| Gallina | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 16% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
4 better17 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Gallina | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.4% | 23.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 13.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.7% | 15.6% |
Los Alamos Medical Center
37.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gallina
17pages on Gallina
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gallina; the nearest are
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusCommunity college · Public · Los Alamos37.4 mi$2,214 in-state tuitionNorthern New Mexico CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Espanola44.6 mi$6,400 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Gallina residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Gallina for work
Where Gallina’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
10jobs based in Gallina
0%of working residents work in town
50 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Gallina
Census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Gallina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gallina had a population of 299. Gallina has a post office with ZIP code 87017. New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community. Gallina is derived from the Spanish word gallina, meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,585 ft
- ZIP code
- 87017
Questions about Gallina
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gallina, NM a good place to live?
Gallina has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.