Local servicesHospitalCarlsbad Medical Center19.7 miPost officeWhites City Post Officeunder a mileFire stationWhites City Volunteer Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCavern City Air Terminal CNM13 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP120 miUS highwayUS 62under a mileCoachCarlsbad Road Runner ExpressGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88268 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88268 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:51 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:54 am – 4:56 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 92°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F14 in of rain a year, on about 28 dayswettest month September4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days83 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carlsbad Caverns station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksGrapevine Springspring · 2.5 miCottonwood Springspring · 2.7 miPrickett Tankreservoir · 4.5 miChosa Campgroundcampground · 6.8 miLowe Tankreservoir · 5.9 miC P Hillpeak · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarlsbad Caverns National Parknational park · 5.6 mi · 46,458 acresLiving Desert State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 374 acresCarlsbad Wildife Refugenational conservation area · 21.3 mi · 11,566 acresGuadalupe Mountains National Parknational park · 26.3 mi · 385 acresBrantley Lake State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 2,664 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes840 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197056 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 4 May 202537 mi away, near Whites City, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Sep 202634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEddy County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality54% of days had good air in 2025196 of 365 days measured144 moderate, 24 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 168main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Eddy County monitors, NM
Drinking waterWhites City Water Systemserves 67 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,653 ft1,113 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
