Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:53 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:17 am – 4:59 pm
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People561 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.4139 householdsMedian household income $30,250100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate30% of adults are in the labour force, 115 employedMain industries: education and health care 61%, professional and business services 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 8%Average commute 54 minutes45% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 38% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher44% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 27%, other languages 71%, Spanish 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 16°F10 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month August17 in of snow a year, on about 13 days5 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lybrook station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsCuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 31.3 mi · 241 acresBaca Location No. 1 Othernational forest · 56.3 mi · 973 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197649 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jan 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSandoval County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025263 of 358 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sandoval County monitors, NM
Internet at home23% of households have a broadband subscription6% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone55% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRio Rancho Water & Ww Servicesserves 107,350 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,860 ft2,091 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeCounselor Post Office8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDurango La Plata County Airport DRO73 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ90 miUS highwayUS 5508.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87018 ZIP area.
