Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:51 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:59 am – 4:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People125 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.842 households29% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 90°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 57°F, lows 26°F14 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days57 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Picacho station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsLincoln National Forestnational forest · 5.5 mi · 1,095,645 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Dec 199336 mi away, near Ruidoso, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Dec 199336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLincoln County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025110 of 161 days measured50 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lincoln County monitors, NM
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRuidoso Water Systemserves 15,947 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,365 ft1,635 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePicacho Post Office9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRoswell Air Center Airport ROW31 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP125 miUS highwayUS 706.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88343 ZIP area.
