Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Hospital16.5 miPost officeArroyo Seco Post Office6.8 miTown hallRed River Town Hall9.1 miPoliceQuesta Police Department9.6 miFire stationTaos Ski Valley Fire Department Main Station2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of New Mexico - Taos13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM14 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ124 miUS highwayUS 6411 miAmtrakRaton, NM RAT62 miTransit1 stop within a mileNorth Central RTD (NCRTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87525 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:43 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:10 am – 4:49 pm
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People65 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.032 householdsMedian household income $76,875Median home value $369,200100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 35°F, lows 8°F22 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month July157 in of snow a year, on about 45 days0 days above 90°F, 237 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Red River station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksGAVILAN THtrailhead · under a mileITALIANOStrailhead · 1.0 miUPPER CUCHILLAcampground · 2.4 miCow Lakelake · 2.6 miTWININGcampground · 2.8 miLobo Peakpeak · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarson National Forestnational forest · 6.7 mi · 1,390,440 acresEagle Nest Lake State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 930 acresCarson Othernational forest · 13.3 mi · 101,380 acresEagle Nest Lakestate recreation area · 13.4 mi · 988 acresCimarron Canyon State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 1,231 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 10 Aug 200544 mi away, near Weston, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTaos County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning 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, Taos County monitors, NM
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL38% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Taos Ski Valleyserves 1,025 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation10,248 ft3,124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
