Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:01 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:17 am – 5:07 pm
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People130 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.063 householdsMedian household income $118,324100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,335 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 16°F13 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month August23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days24 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fence Lake station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsEl Malpais National Monumentnational monument · 27.6 mi · 109,249 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 27.9 mi · 1,040 acresApache National Forestnational forest · 32.0 mi · 610,090 acresContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 51.5 mi · 65 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202614 mi away, near Pinehill, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCibola County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning 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, 73 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGrants Domestic Water Systemserves 10,523 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2021: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,272 ft2,217 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeFence Lake Post Office7.2 miFire stationFence Lake Volunteer Fire Department7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP60 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ113 miUS highwayUS 6022 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87315 ZIP area.
