Local servicesHospitalLincoln County Medical Center11.9 miPost officeFort Stanton Post Office2.4 miTown hallCapitan Village Hall4.1 miPoliceCapitan Police Department4.2 miFire stationFort Stanton Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoswell Air Center Airport ROW61 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ123 miUS highwayUS 3804.0 miCoachRuidoso Ruidoso Downs ShamrockGreyhound11 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 88323 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:52 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:02 am – 4:58 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 87°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 24°F17 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 11 days16 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Capitan station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsEagle Creek Parkpark · 9.0 miLincoln National Forestnational forest · 15.1 mi · 1,095,645 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 200440 mi away, near Tularosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Oct 202240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLincoln County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025110 of 161 days measured50 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lincoln County monitors, NM
Drinking waterFort Stanton Historic Siteserves 102 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,653 ft2,028 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
