Local servicesPost officeCebolla Post Office3.7 miFire stationCanjilon - Cebolla Volunteer Fire Department Station 23.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM49 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ102 miUS highwayUS 843.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87518 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87518 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:48 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:14 am – 4:54 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 9°F14 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month August36 in of snow a year, on about 17 days17 days above 90°F, 218 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Vado Dam station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsCarson National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,390,440 acresRio Chama Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 13,018 acresHeron Lake State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 5,233 acresEl Vado Lake State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 1,850 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 18.3 mi · 1,545,109 acresBaca Location No. 1 Othernational forest · 34.9 mi · 973 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197337 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 5 Jul 202617 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRio Arriba County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025306 of 359 days measured53 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rio Arriba County monitors, NM
Drinking waterCebolla Mdwcaserves 350 people from ground water11 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2023: Groundwater, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,473 ft2,278 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
