Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:57 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:18 am – 5:03 pm
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People9 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.84 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 12°F12 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month August31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thoreau 12 Se station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksSmith Lakelake · under a mileHouse Lakelake · 3.0 miThe Cuppeak · 2.3 miRocky Pointcape · 3.4 miCream Colored Rockpeak · 3.4 miOwl Springspring · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBluewater Lake State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 1,824 acresContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 15.4 mi · 65 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 35.5 mi · 1,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197624 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Aug 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcKinley County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning 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, nearest monitors: San Juan County, NM, 70 mi away
Internet at home50% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCasamero Lake-smith Lake Ntuaserves 906 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,256 ft2,212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCrownpoint Health Care Facility Hospital11.3 miPost officeCrownpoint Post Office9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP37 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ93 miInterstateI-4011 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 6629 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP34 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87365 ZIP area.
