Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:01 am – 7:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:23 am – 5:07 pm
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People3,583 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.61,068 householdsMedian household income $41,000Median home value $45,300Median rent $706 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 1,170 employedMain industries: education and health care 42%, public administration 14%, retail 13%Average commute 35 minutes82% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 30%, other languages 67%, Spanish 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 18°F11 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month August34 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ganado station, 11 mi away; rain from Window Rock Ap
Parks and public landsHubbell Trading Post National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.7 mi · 160 acresPetrified Forest National Parknational park · 47.5 mi · 148,237 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 1 Jun 198040 mi away, near Kingman, AZMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 202014 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowApache County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025313 of 363 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Apache County monitors, AZ
Internet at home57% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone40% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFort Defiance-window Rock-st Michaels Ntuaserves 12,869 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Feb 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,044 ft2,147 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSage Memorial Hospital10.0 miPost officeGanado Post Office9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP36 miInterstateI-4031 miUS highwayUS 19110 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 86511 ZIP area.
