Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:01 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:20 am – 5:07 pm
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People2,489 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.0728 householdsMedian household income $34,773Median home value $62,30095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,000 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 687 employedMain industries: education and health care 47%, construction 12%, retail 10%Average commute 38 minutes69% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 41%, other languages 57%, Spanish 1%22% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 17°F11 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days54 days above 90°F, 194 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Zuni station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Fallswaterfall · 5.1 miBadger Springspring · 4.4 miVanderwagen Reservoir Number Tworeservoir · 7.8 miPinos Lakelake · 8.8 miVanderwagen Reservoir Number Onereservoir · 8.6 miDubois Hillpeak · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 30.8 mi · 65 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 33.9 mi · 1,040 acresPetrified Forest National Parknational park · 45.5 mi · 148,237 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197650 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202635 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 quality86% of days had good air in 2025313 of 363 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Apache County, AZ, 35 mi away
Internet at home41% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone52% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGallup Water Systemserves 20,880 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,936 ft2,114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalZuni Comprehensive Community Health Center Hospital14.1 miPost officeVanderwagen Post Office7.2 miFire stationChi Chil Tah Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP17 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ130 miInterstateI-4011 miUS highwayUS 49119 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP19 miCoachGallup Nks Truck StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87326 ZIP area.
