Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:37 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:05 am – 4:43 pm
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People137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.952 households50% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 15%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 14°F18 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month July41 in of snow a year, on about 20 days16 days above 90°F, 183 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Capulin station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsCapulin Volcano National Monumentnational monument · 2.4 mi · 791 acresSugarite Canyon State Parkstate park · 22.4 mi · 4,115 acresKiowa National Grasslandnational grassland · 31.1 mi · 137,291 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201142 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUnion County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone31% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCapulin Mdwcaserves 215 people from ground water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,347 ft2,239 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMiners' Colfax Medical Center23.7 miPost officeFolsom Post Office7.5 miFire stationCapulin Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM94 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS145 miInterstateI-2523 miUS highwayUS 872.5 miAmtrakRaton, NM RAT24 miCoachRatonLimousine Express23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88414 ZIP area.
