Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:57 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:18 am – 5:03 pm
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People4,245 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.81,439 householdsMedian household income $51,616Median home value $138,200Median rent $485 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $636 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 1,243 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 43 minutes75% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, other languages 38%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsBluewater Lake State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 1,824 acresContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 10.1 mi · 65 acresEl Morro National Monumentnational monument · 29.4 mi · 1,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197628 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202646 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 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, 74 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterThoreau Water & Sanitation Districtserves 1,173 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,135 ft2,480 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCrownpoint Health Care Facility Hospital16.9 miPost officeThoreau Post Office3.9 miFire stationThoreau Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP34 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ94 miInterstateI-404.6 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 6627 miAmtrakGallup, NM GLP32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87323 ZIP area.
