Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:43 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:06 am – 4:49 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 51°F, lows 15°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 10 days21 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valmora station
Parks and public landsFort Union National Monumentnational monument · 6.9 mi · 721 acresRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 6.5 mi · 4,230 acresStorrie Lake State Parkstate park · 20.8 mi · 130 acresCoyote Creek State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 7,306 acresU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 22.1 miLas Vegas National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.3 mi · 8,713 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jul 199530 mi away, near Springer, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 201723 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMora County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 62 mi away
Drinking waterMora Mdwca & Swaserves 1,100 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,566 ft2,001 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlta Vista Regional Hospital21.2 miFire stationWatrous Volunteer Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM60 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ109 miInterstateI-251.7 miUS highwayUS 851.7 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV23 miCoachLas Vegas New MexicoLimousine Express22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87750 ZIP area.
