Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:54 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:57 am – 5:00 pm
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People113 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.970 households61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $879 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 38%, Spanish 62%27% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 97°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 24°F11 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare130 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dell City 5ssw station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsGuadalupe Mountains National Parknational park · 13.5 mi · 86,840 acresCarlsbad Caverns National Parknational park · 31.1 mi · 46,458 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 18 Feb 202547 mi away, near Whites City, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Sep 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHudspeth County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateAvalanche Very LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Eddy County, NM, 56 mi away
Internet at home54% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone46% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Dellserves 245 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique35 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,084 ft1,245 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportCavern City Air Terminal CNM55 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP74 miUS highwayUS 6224 miCoachSalt Flat Salt Flat CafeGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79837 ZIP area.
