Local servicesPost officeGallina Post Office7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM60 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ88 miUS highwayUS 8412 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY75 miCoachCuba Main StGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87017 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87017 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:49 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:14 am – 4:55 pm
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People350 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.6149 householdsMedian household income $78,060Median home value $181,60081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $459 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 18%, Spanish 67%, Tagalog 15%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 18°F10 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month August11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days34 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Abiquiu Dam station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksPresa Springspring · under a mileLos Indios Springspring · under a mileLa Cueva Tankreservoir · 1.2 miMesa Lagunapeak · 1.3 miFerran Tankreservoir · 1.6 miMesa los Indiospeak · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 11.9 mi · 1,545,109 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 12.5 mi · 1,390,440 acresEl Vado Lake State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 1,850 acresCuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 22.5 mi · 241 acresValles Caldera National Preservenational conservation area · 23.0 mi · 88,967 acresBaca Location No. 1 Othernational forest · 23.6 mi · 973 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197335 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 5 Jul 202626 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 home75% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCoronado High Schoolserves 263 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,417 ft2,566 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
