Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:44 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:07 am – 4:50 pm
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People397 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.0171 householdsMedian household income $12,274Median home value $9,999100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 54%, Spanish 46%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 51°F, lows 15°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 10 days21 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valmora station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 4.7 mi · 4,230 acresFort Union National Monumentnational monument · 8.0 mi · 721 acresCoyote Creek State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 7,306 acresMorphy Lake State Parkstate park · 13.5 miStorrie Lake State Parkstate park · 16.0 mi · 130 acresU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 18.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jul 199532 mi away, near Springer, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 201710 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMora County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025286 of 365 days measured79 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Fe County, NM, 52 mi away
Internet at home45% of households have a broadband subscription15% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone55% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuena Vista Mdwc & Swaserves 225 people from ground water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique23 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,819 ft2,078 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlta Vista Regional Hospital18.1 miPost officeBuena Vista Post Office5.3 miFire stationGolondrinas Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM49 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ100 miInterstateI-2512 miUS highwayUS 8512 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV20 miCoachLas Vegas New MexicoLimousine Express18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87712 ZIP area.
