Luna is a community in Catron County, New Mexico, home to about 72 people across 5.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87824.
Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Luna. 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)158 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM159 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ181 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Luna; 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.
Luna had 194 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2010.
It’s the 435th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Catron County grew from 3,282 residents in 1930 to 3,579 in 2020.
Catron County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 17.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Luna Rs, NM weather station (about a mile away).
515 jobs at 74 businesses in Catron 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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