Folsom is a village in Union County, New Mexico, home to about 11 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88419.
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)142 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX490 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Folsom; 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.
Folsom had 51 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2000.
It’s the 484th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Union County grew from 4,528 residents in 1900 to 4,079 in 2020.
Union County, 1900–2020
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 14°F. About 17.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Capulin, NM weather station (12 miles away).
694 jobs at 89 businesses in Union 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.
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.
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