Mountainair is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, home to about 1,178 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87036.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Mountainair; also Punta de Agua and Deer Canyon
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountainair. 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)41 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ340 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountainair; 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.
Mountainair had 884 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 144th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Torrance County grew from 10,119 residents in 1910 to 15,045 in 2020.
Torrance County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 12.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mountainair, NM weather station (about a mile away).
2,070 jobs at 205 businesses in Torrance 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 Mountainair.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Mountainair. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainair ElementaryMountainair | Pre-K–5 | 90 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Mountainair Jr. HighMountainair | 6–8 | 36 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Mountainair HighMountainair | 9–12 | 58 | Public | 0.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Punta de Agua and Deer Canyon.
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