Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:45 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:08 am – 4:51 pm
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People321 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 69.9149 householdsMedian household income $59,505Median home value $233,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,136 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 69%, Spanish 31%Source: 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, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsMorphy Lake State Parkstate park · 5.4 miCoyote Creek State Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 7,306 acresSanta Fe National Forestnational forest · 16.4 mi · 1,545,109 acresStorrie Lake State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 130 acresRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 19.7 mi · 4,230 acresU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 21.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 17 Mar 197343 mi away, near Chili, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 20177 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, 38 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription12% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPendaries Mdwcaserves 500 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Nov 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,254 ft2,516 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew Mexico Behavioral Health Institute21.4 miPost officeRociada Post Office3.1 miPoliceMora County Sheriff's Office9.4 miFire stationSapello - Rociada Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF40 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ87 miInterstateI-2520 miUS highwayUS 8526 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV23 miCoachLas Vegas New MexicoLimousine Express20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87742 ZIP area.
