ABQ MSA

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area (ABQ MSA) is the largest population and economic region in the state of New Mexico. Centered on the city of Albuquerque, the metropolitan area includes Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia counties in central New Mexico.

The Albuquerque MSA is home to more than 920,000 residents, making it the largest metropolitan area in the state and one of the most important economic centers in the American Southwest. The region serves as the hub for government, technology, education, healthcare, tourism, and transportation across much of New Mexico.

The metropolitan area is also part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos Combined Statistical Area, which links the state’s major population centers along the Rio Grande corridor.

For more information on the communities comprising the Albuquerque MSA, go to:

• Census-Designated Places
  • Cedar Crest – 87008
  • Placitas – 87043
• Cities
  • Albuquerque
  • Belen – 87002
  • Moriarty – 87035
  • Rio Rancho
    • 87124
    • 87144
• Other Communities
  • Sandia Park – 87047
• Towns
  • Bernalillo – 87004
  • Estancia – 87016
  • Mountainair – 87036
  • Peralta – 87042 and 87068
• Villages
  • Bosque Farms – 87042 and 87068
  • Corrales – 87048
  • Cuba – 87013
  • Encino – 88321
  • Jemez Springs – 87025
  • Los Lunas – 87031
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • San Ysidro – 87053
  • Tijeras – 87059
  • Willard – 87063

Even more detail can be found on the Albuquerque MSA Wikipedia page.