Local servicesPost officeWagon Mound Post Office2.9 miTown hallWagon Mound Village Hall2.9 miFire stationWagon Mound Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTaos Regional Airport TSM65 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ128 miInterstateI-253.0 miUS highwayUS 853.0 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV42 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87752 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87752 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:42 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:05 am – 4:48 pm
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People642 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.2312 householdsMedian household income $43,912Median home value $157,800Median rent $771 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,024 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 300 employedMain industries: professional and business services 36%, education and health care 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%Average commute 31 minutes57% drive alone, 37% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, Spanish 31%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsWagon Mound Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 698 acresFort Union National Monumentnational monument · 20.3 mi · 721 acresRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 23.8 mi · 4,230 acresChicosa Lake State Parkstate park · 28.3 miU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 41.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jul 199520 mi away, near Springer, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Sep 201740 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 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, 68 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWagon Mound Water Systemserves 402 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,816 ft2,078 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
