Local servicesHospitalGerald Champion Regional Medical Center10.2 miPost officeHolloman Air Force Base Post Office2.2 miTown hallAlamogordo City Hall9.1 miPoliceNew Mexico State Police District 8 Alamogordo Office8.4 miFire stationHolloman Fire and Emergency Services Department of Defense Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew Mexico State University - Alamogordo10.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLas Cruces International Airport LRU63 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP75 miUS highwayUS 703.0 miCoachAlamogordo Bus StationGreyhound9.0 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 88330 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:56 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:03 am – 5:02 pm
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People4,433 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.71,091 householdsMedian household income $52,465Median rent $1,230 a month0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.9% unemployment rate85% of adults are in the labour force, 457 employedMain industries: public administration 32%, education and health care 20%, retail 11%Average commute 8 minutes63% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 16% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%, Tagalog 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 97°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 57°F, lows 22°F10 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days119 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, White Sands Natl Mon station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsWhite Sands National Parknational park · 6.0 mi · 148,226 acresTravis C. Hooser Ballfield Complexrecreation area · 6.7 mi · 82 acresBalloon Parkpark · 6.9 miOliver Lee State Parkstate park · 13.3 mi · 720 acresLincoln National Forestnational forest · 16.1 mi · 1,095,645 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Nov 200427 mi away, near Tularosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Oct 202213 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOtero County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality27% of days had good air in 2025100 of 365 days measured217 moderate, 27 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 21 unhealthy daysMedian index 61, worst day 528main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dona Ana County, NM, 56 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription96% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHolloman Air Force Baseserves 13,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202122 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,094 ft1,248 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
