Local servicesHospitalNew Mexico Behavioral Health Institute10.9 miPost officeMontezuma Post Office7.7 miFire stationSan Miguel County Fire District La Placita Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLuna Community College10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF39 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ82 miInterstateI-2512 miUS highwayUS 8415 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV13 miCoachLas Vegas New MexicoLimousine Express11 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 87731 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:46 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:07 am – 4:52 pm
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People355 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.2107 householdsMedian home value $172,800100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher57% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 57%, Spanish 34%, other languages 6%, other Indo-European languages 2%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 18°F25 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month July108 in of snow a year, on about 27 days0 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gascon station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsStorrie Lake State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 130 acresU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 11.6 miLas Vegas National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.3 mi · 8,713 acresMorphy Lake State Parkstate park · 16.5 miPecos National Historical Parkhistoric site · 17.3 mi · 6,451 acresRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 19.6 mi · 4,230 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jul 199550 mi away, near Springer, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 20179 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSan Miguel County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025286 of 365 days measured79 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Fe County, NM, 34 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLas Vegas (city of)serves 14,530 people from surface water45 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,523 ft2,293 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
