Local servicesHospitalFort Defiance Indian Hospital5.1 miPost officeWindow Rock Post Office4.7 miPoliceNavajo Police Department Window Rock4.7 miFire stationNavajo Nation Department of Fire and Rescue Services Station 10 Window Rock4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP17 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ142 miInterstateI-4016 miUS highwayUS 49112 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP18 miCoachGallup Nks Truck StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 86515 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 86515 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:00 am – 7:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:21 am – 5:06 pm
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People3,433 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.61,157 householdsMedian household income $47,336Median home value $57,100Median rent $732 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,259 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, public administration 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 21 minutes84% drive alone, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 48%, other languages 51%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 14°F11 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month August34 in of snow a year, on about 23 days24 days above 90°F, 196 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Window Rock Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Gallup Muni Ap
Parks and public landsFort Defiance Skate/Bmx Parkrecreation area · 4.8 miContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 41.5 mi · 65 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197637 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jul 202138 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 home75% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% 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
Elevation7,092 ft2,162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
