Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:57 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:16 am – 5:03 pm
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People133 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.246 households65% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 12°F12 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month August31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thoreau 12 Se station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsBluewater Lake State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 1,824 acresEl Malpais National Monumentnational monument · 19.3 mi · 109,249 acresContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 21.4 mi · 65 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 24.1 mi · 1,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197644 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCibola County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025263 of 358 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sandoval County, NM, 69 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBluewater Water and Sanitation Districtserves 492 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,772 ft2,064 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCibola General Hospital12.2 miPost officeBluewater Post Office1.6 miTown hallMilan Village Hall9.2 miPoliceNew Mexico State Police Sub - District 6 Grants Office8.8 miFire stationBluewater Village Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBluewater Elementary School1.5 miCollegeNew Mexico State University - Grants11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP47 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ80 miInterstateI-401.3 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP45 miCoachGrants ShellGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87005 ZIP area.
