Local servicesPost officeMoriarty Post Office8.7 miTown hallMoriarty City Hall8.7 miPoliceMoriarty Police Department8.7 miFire stationMoriarty Fire Department Main Station8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ40 miInterstateI-403.8 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 667.3 miAmtrakLamy, NM LMY37 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87035 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87035 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:50 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:07 am – 4:56 pm
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People6,847 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.72,354 householdsMedian household income $40,688Median home value $147,600Median rent $797 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $731 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting13.9% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 2,315 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, public administration 12%Average commute 38 minutes84% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 17%, other languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 15°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 8 days34 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moriarty 1 Ne station, 9 mi away; snow from Estancia 4n
Parks and public landsBruns Hospital Area Othernational forest · 48.7 miU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 59.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 4 Jan 197140 mi away, near Albuquerque, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 31 Mar 201342 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTorrance County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateDrought 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMoriarty Water Systemserves 2,825 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,308 ft1,923 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
