Local servicesHospitalLincoln County Medical Center9.2 miPost officeFort Stanton Post Office5.1 miTown hallRuidoso Downs City Hall7.4 miPoliceRuidoso Downs Police Department7.4 miFire stationFort Stanton Volunteer Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoswell Air Center Airport ROW58 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP122 miUS highwayUS 703.0 miCoachRuidoso Ruidoso Downs ShamrockGreyhound8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88324 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88324 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:52 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:02 am – 4:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People18 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 75.211 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: 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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRock Tankreservoir · under a mileWest Silver Tankreservoir · under a mileHightower Mountainpeak · 2.1 miDry Eagle Lakeslake · 1.8 miLittle Springspring · 1.9 miGoat Mountainpeak · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAll American Parkpark · 7.2 miLincoln National Forestnational forest · 10.5 mi · 1,095,645 acresLinks at Sierra Blancapark · 8.8 mi · 166 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 200441 mi away, near Tularosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Oct 202237 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
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRuidoso Water Systemserves 15,947 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,667 ft2,032 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
