Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Hospital12.1 miPost officeCarson Post Office2.0 miFire stationTaos Fire Department Station 37.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of New Mexico - Taos8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM7.7 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ104 miUS highwayUS 2856.4 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87517 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:45 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:11 am – 4:51 pm
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People150 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.590 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 12°F13 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August28 in of snow a year, on about 12 days23 days above 90°F, 183 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Taos station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksOrejas Tankreservoir · under a mileStover Tankreservoir · 1.4 miTres Orejaspeak · 2.1 miPower Line Falls Rapidrapids · 3.9 miRock Gardenrapids · 3.7 miTaos Junction Campgroundcampground · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarson National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,390,440 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 13.9 mi · 1,545,109 acresCarson Othernational forest · 35.1 mi · 101,380 acresBaca Location No. 1 Othernational forest · 47.7 mi · 973 acresRamon Vigil Grant Othernational forest · 49.7 miBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 51.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197330 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 201747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTaos County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality99% of days had good air in 2025352 of 356 days measured4 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 52main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Taos County monitors, NM
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTaos Municipal Water Systemserves 5,528 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,024 ft2,141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
