Lake Valley is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to about 83 people across 8.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87499.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)145 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Durango La Plata County Airport (DRO)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ317 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Valley; 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.
Lake Valley had 73 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2010.
It’s the 426th 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).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 10.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aztec Ruins Nm, NM weather station (6 miles away).
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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Valley.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
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Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
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| La Vida Mission SchoolFarmington | K–12 | 19 | Seventh-day Adventist | 45.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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