Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:50 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:16 am – 4:56 pm
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People237 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.7146 householdsMedian household income $70,435Median home value $117,20079% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $663 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 101 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 38%, retail 31%, professional and business services 23%Average commute 24 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 12°F15 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month July50 in of snow a year, on about 20 days22 days above 90°F, 196 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lindrith 1 Wsw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsEl Vado Lake State Parkstate park · 21.0 mi · 1,850 acresHeron Lake State Parkstate park · 25.3 mi · 5,233 acresCuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 26.2 mi · 241 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 29.9 mi · 1,545,109 acresBaca Location No. 1 Othernational forest · 40.2 mi · 973 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 53.5 mi · 82 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 12 Jul 202121 mi away, near Capulin, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 5 Jul 202625 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 subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLindrith Community Water Coop INCserves 85 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,461 ft2,274 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeLindrith Post Office7.9 miFire stationLindrith Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDurango La Plata County Airport DRO64 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ98 miUS highwayUS 55022 miCoachCuba Main StGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87029 ZIP area.
