Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:58 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:18 am – 5:04 pm
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People654 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.1213 householdsMedian household income $48,977Median home value $78,00098% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 206 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, construction 29%, public administration 13%Average commute 54 minutes63% drive alone, 25% take public transport, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 42%, other languages 58%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 12°F20 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month August42 in of snow a year, on about 13 days7 days above 90°F, 225 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mcgaffey 5 Se station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 2.4 mi · 65 acresBluewater Lake State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 1,824 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 26.2 mi · 1,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197629 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcKinley County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025313 of 363 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Apache County, AZ, 65 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone34% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTop of the World Water Association Corpserves 177 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,234 ft2,205 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCrownpoint Health Care Facility Hospital21.9 miPost officeThoreau Post Office7.3 miFire stationWhispering Cedars Volunteer Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP26 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ102 miInterstateI-403.1 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 6619 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP23 miCoachGallup Nks Truck StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87312 ZIP area.
