Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:48 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:15 am – 4:54 pm
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People219 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.2123 householdsMedian household income $35,896Median home value $125,900100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,193 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 11%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 46°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 8°F17 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month August75 in of snow a year, on about 32 days5 days above 90°F, 235 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tierra Amarilla 4 N station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsHeron Lake State Parkstate park · under a mile · 5,233 acresRio Chama Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 13,018 acresEl Vado Lake State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 1,850 acresWilliam A. Humphries Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 5,314 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 25.1 mi · 82 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 32.2 mi · 1,545,109 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 202133 mi away, near Capulin, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 5 Jul 20265 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLos Ojos Mdwcaserves 237 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,296 ft2,224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeLos Ojos Post Office5.4 miPoliceRio Arriba County Sheriff's Office Tierra Amarilla6.1 miFire stationLaguna Vista Estates Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM57 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ115 miUS highwayUS 645.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87551 ZIP area.
