Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:40 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:05 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,723 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.1624 householdsMedian household income $55,948Median home value $119,500Median rent $503 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,026 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 605 employedMain industries: retail 21%, education and health care 21%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 20 minutes70% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 23%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 17°F17 in of rain a yearwettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 9 days39 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Springer station, 8 mi away; snow from Abbott 1 Se
Nearby landmarksCimarron Riverriver · 4.1 miBig Lakelake · 5.4 miMiddle Lakelake · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMaxwell National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.9 mi · 2,747 acresChicosa Lake State Parkstate park · 27.2 miKiowa National Grasslandnational grassland · 30.3 mi · 137,291 acresCapulin Volcano National Monumentnational monument · 38.6 mi · 791 acresCarson Othernational forest · 44.3 mi · 101,380 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 10 Aug 200547 mi away, near Weston, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColfax County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality99% of days had good air in 2025352 of 356 days measured4 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 52main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Taos County, NM, 69 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpringer Water Systemserves 1,170 people from surface water16 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,002 ft1,829 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSpringer Post Office8.8 miTown hallSpringer Town Hall9.0 miPoliceSpringer Police Department9.0 miFire stationSpringer Fire Department9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM69 miInterstateI-25 Business Lp8.9 miUS highwayUS 562.6 miAmtrakRaton, NM RAT38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87747 ZIP area.
