Local servicesPost officeNewkirk Post Office9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportClovis Municipal Airport CVN75 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ134 miInterstateI-409.6 miUS highwayUS 549.6 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV71 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88417 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88417 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:43 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:00 am – 4:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People92 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.232 householdsMedian household income $58,75019% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 64°FColdest month December: highs 54°F, lows 24°F15 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August15 in of snow a year, on about 6 days82 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newkirk station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSumner Lake State Parkstate park · 22.5 mi · 904 acresSanta Rosa Lake State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 364 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 15 Dec 198533 mi away, near Santa Rosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Apr 20255 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGuadalupe County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSanta Rosa Water Supplyserves 2,681 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,182 ft1,579 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
