Local servicesHospitalGerald Champion Regional Medical Center13.1 miPost officeCloudcroft Post Office6.9 miTown hallCloudcroft Village Hall6.9 miPoliceCloudcroft Police Department6.9 miFire stationJames Canyon Volunteer Fire and EMS Department Upper Cox Station3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew Mexico State University - Alamogordo12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoswell Air Center Airport ROW75 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP82 miUS highwayUS 826.4 miCoachAlamogordo Bus StationGreyhound15 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 88317 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:55 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:01 am – 5:00 pm
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People2,633 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.6919 householdsMedian household income $72,083Median home value $206,000Median rent $922 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $872 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.2% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 880 employedMain industries: construction 34%, education and health care 26%, retail 15%Average commute 59 minutes80% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 74°F, lows 45°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 19°F28 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month July67 in of snow a year, on about 23 days0 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cloudcroft station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsLincoln National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,095,645 acresOliver Lee State Parkstate park · 14.0 mi · 720 acresWhite Sands National Parknational park · 26.9 mi · 148,226 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Nov 200439 mi away, near Tularosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Oct 202216 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOtero County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality27% of days had good air in 2025100 of 365 days measured217 moderate, 27 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 21 unhealthy daysMedian index 61, worst day 528main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dona Ana County, NM, 74 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCloudcroft Water Systemserves 2,865 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9,232 ft2,814 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
