Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:57 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:17 am – 5:03 pm
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People2,608 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.8766 householdsMedian household income $19,270Median home value $75,600Median rent $567 a month96% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting18.4% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 519 employedMain industries: education and health care 39%, retail 28%, farming, forestry and mining 7%Average commute 39 minutes78% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher54% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, other languages 56%23% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 12°F12 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month August31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thoreau 12 Se station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsBluewater Lake State Parkstate park · 8.4 mi · 1,824 acresContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 18.8 mi · 65 acresEl Malpais National Monumentnational monument · 28.4 mi · 109,249 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 30.2 mi · 1,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197636 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcKinley County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025263 of 358 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sandoval County, NM, 67 mi away
Internet at home46% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone53% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBluewater Lake Mdwcaserves 135 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,858 ft2,090 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCibola General Hospital19.4 miPost officePrewitt Post Office2.9 miFire stationPrewitt Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP44 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ83 miInterstateI-403.4 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 6637 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP42 miCoachGrants ShellGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87045 ZIP area.
