Fruitland is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to about 574 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87416 and 87417.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population574293 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$168Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fruitland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Fruitland
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)153 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Albuquerque, NM148 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ300 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fruitland; 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.
Population over time
It’s the 229th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
San Juan County grew from 4,828 residents in 1900 to 121,661 in 2020.
San Juan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 7.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fruitland, NM weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in San Juan County
35,168 jobs at 2,475 businesses in San Juan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fruitland’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
San Juan Regional Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Farmington11.0 miles
Northern Navajo Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shiprock18.2 miles
Southwest Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cortez46.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Pharmacies
1
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.
Places in and around Fruitland
Theaters and performance venues
Brooks Isham Performing Arts Center3.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Central, Nenahnezad Community School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Judy Nelson ElementaryKirtland
Pre-K–6
486
Public
3.7 mi
Kirtland ElementaryKirtland
Pre-K–6
388
Public
4.9 mi
Kirtland Pre-K Early Childhood CenterKirtland
Pre-K
—
Public
4.1 mi
Ojo Amarillo ElementaryFruitland
Pre-K–6
280
Public
2.5 mi
Nenahnezad Community SchoolFruitland
K–6
156
Public
2.2 mi
Kirtland MiddleKirtland
7–8
372
Public
3.5 mi
Kirtland Central HighKirtland
9–12
743
Public
3.5 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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