Local servicesHospitalNorthern Navajo Medical Center9.3 miPost officeWaterflow Post Office2.2 miTown hallKirtland Town Hall9.4 miPoliceNavajo Police Department Shiprock Police District8.7 miFire stationSan Juan County Fire District 1 - Valley Station 33.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCortez Municipal Airport CEZ37 miUS highwayUS 641.6 miCoachFarmington English RdGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87421 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87421 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:55 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:23 am – 5:01 pm
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People1,468 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.8466 householdsMedian household income $51,029Median home value $122,800Median rent $1,616 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $730 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.4% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 479 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, retail 14%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 28 minutes71% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 61%, other languages 33%, other Asian or Pacific languages 3%, Korean 2%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 16°F7 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 6 days62 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fruitland station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSalt Springspring · 1.1 miSan Juan Power Generation Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miMorgan Lakelake · 6.2 miMine Pit Springspring · 6.0 miChaco Riverriver · 7.0 miChimney Pondlake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMesa Verde National Parknational park · 26.9 mi · 53,445 acresAztec Ruins National Monumentnational monument · 29.1 mi · 265 acresYucca House National Monumentnational monument · 33.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSan Juan County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 365 days measured117 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Juan County monitors, NM
Internet at home63% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone35% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFarmington Water Systemserves 47,655 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,207 ft1,587 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
