Purty Rock is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to about 133 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87319.
Population133114 per sq mi
Median household income$61,250Census
ZIP codes in Purty Rock
1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Mentmore, NM87319Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Part is in Purty Rock, part in Williams Acres and Crestview
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History
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Around Purty Rock
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)129 miles away
Closer regional airport
Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Albuquerque, NM126 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ228 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Purty Rock; 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 398th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
McKinley County grew from 12,963 residents in 1910 to 72,902 in 2020.
McKinley County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 10.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gallup Muni Ap, NM weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in McKinley County
15,236 jobs at 940 businesses in McKinley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Gallup Indian Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gallup5.7 miles
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gallup5.9 miles
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Ft. Defiance21.5 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Purty Rock
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter3.9 mi
Safeway4.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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