Local servicesPost officeCleveland Post Office5.5 miPoliceMora County Sheriff's Office7.4 miFire stationChappell - Holman - Encinial - Ledoux Volunteer Fire Station5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM35 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ91 miInterstateI-2527 miUS highwayUS 6427 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV30 miCoachLas Vegas New MexicoLimousine Express27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87732 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87732 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:45 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:08 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,505 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.3711 householdsMedian household income $69,421Median home value $135,200Median rent $1,123 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $752 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 594 employedMain industries: education and health care 46%, retail 13%, construction 13%Average commute 21 minutes74% drive alone, 15% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 31% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 44%, Spanish 53%, Chinese 3%3% 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPacheco Lakelake · 1.4 miPyramid Peakpeak · under a mileSantiago Lakelake · 1.6 miGascon Pointcape · 2.7 miHamilton Mesapeak · 4.2 miPecos Fallswaterfall · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMorphy Lake State Parkstate park · 4.4 miCoyote Creek State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 7,306 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 15.4 mi · 1,545,109 acresRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 22.6 mi · 4,230 acresFort Union National Monumentnational monument · 25.1 mi · 721 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 24.2 mi · 1,390,440 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197340 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 201713 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMora County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMora Mdwca & Swaserves 1,100 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2024: Groundwater, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9,891 ft3,015 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
