Fence Lake is a community in Cibola County, New Mexico across 3.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87315.
Homes sold for a median of $391 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Fence Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fence Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)120 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ210 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fence Lake; 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.
Fence Lake had 17 residents in the 2020 census, down 60% since 2010.
Cibola County grew from 23,794 residents in 1990 to 27,172 in 2020.
Cibola County, 1990–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 12.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fence Lake, NM weather station (6 miles away).
5,250 jobs at 288 businesses in Cibola County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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