Black Hat is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to about 2 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 86515.
Mostly Window Rock; part is in Black Hat
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)146 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM142 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ224 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Black Hat; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 492nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
McKinley County grew from 12,963 residents in 1910 to 72,902 in 2020.
McKinley County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 11.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Window Rock Ap, AZ weather station (about a mile away).
15,236 jobs at 940 businesses in McKinley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Black Hat.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Window Rock Unified District (4154). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window Rock Pre SchoolWindow Rock | Pre-K | — | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'OltaWindow Rock | K–6 | 64 | Public | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Window Rock, St. Michaels and Tse Bonito.
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