Local servicesHospitalPresbyterian Espanola Hospital12.6 miPost officeCordova Post Officeunder a mileFire stationTruchas Volunteer Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthern New Mexico College12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF30 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ79 miInterstateI-2526 miUS highwayUS 849.7 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY37 miCoachSanta Fe Amtrak Bus StopRoadrunner Shuttle15 miTransit1 stop within a mileNorth Central RTD (NCRTD)Sources: 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 87523 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:47 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:10 am – 4:53 pm
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People389 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 15.9156 householdsMedian household income $23,395100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $396 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 0%, Spanish 100%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 16°F20 in of rain a yearwettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days51 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Espanola station, 11 mi away; rain from Truchas 1.4 Ese; snow from Alcalde
Nearby landmarksEl Ojo Negrospring · 1.9 miBORREGOtrailhead · 3.2 miMesa de la Cejapeak · 2.6 miSanta Cruz Lakelake · 3.6 miMesa Borregopeak · 3.4 miSanta Cruz Lake Overlook Campgroundcampground · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,545,109 acresLos Potrerosrecreation area · 3.8 miCarson National Forestnational forest · 10.4 mi · 1,390,440 acresHyde Memorial State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 347 acresBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 25.4 miBandelier National Monumentnational monument · 26.7 mi · 33,661 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197318 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202646 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
Internet at home48% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone52% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCordova Mdwcaserves 325 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique24 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,102 ft2,165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
