Town guide

Seama, New Mexico

Seama is a community in Cibola County, New Mexico, home to about 538 people across 6.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87007.

ZIP codes in Seama

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Casa Blanca, NM87007Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Seama

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Albuquerque, NM47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ282 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Seama; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Seama

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

Seama had 478 residents in the 2020 census, up 44% since 2000.

It’s the 236th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.

Cibola County grew from 23,794 residents in 1990 to 27,172 in 2020.

Seama population by census2000: 333, 2010: 465, 2020: 478333200046520104782020

Cibola County, 1990–2020

Cibola County population, 1990 to 20201990: 23,794, 2000: 25,595, 2010: 27,213, 2020: 27,17224K’9026K’0027K’1027K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 10.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SeamaJan: high 49°F, low 18°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 22°F, 0.4 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 27°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 34°F, 0.5 in; May: high 78°F, low 42°F, 0.6 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 51°F, 0.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 57°F, 1.9 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 55°F, 1.9 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 48°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 36°F, 0.8 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 25°F, 0.6 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 18°F, 0.6 in49°18°Jan0.654°22°Feb0.462°27°Mar0.569°34°Apr0.578°42°May0.688°51°Jun0.590°57°Jul1.987°55°Aug1.981°48°Sep1.271°36°Oct0.858°25°Nov0.648°18°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cubero, NM weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Cibola County

5,250 jobs at 288 businesses in Cibola County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cibola CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,649 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,077 jobs; Retail trade: 911 jobs; Educational services: 280 jobs; Administrative and support: 239 jobs; Construction: 217 jobs; Other services: 129 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 114 jobsHealth care and social assistance 31% Hotels and restaurants 21% Retail trade 17% Educational services 5% Administrative and support 5% Construction 4% Other services 3% Arts, entertainment and recreation 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Seama.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cibola General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Grants21.6 miles
  • Lovelace Westside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albuquerque46.3 miles
  • Lovelace Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Albuquerque47.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Seama

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Mount Taylor Fields · 12 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Dancing Eagle Supermarket1.1 mi

Libraries

  • Pueblo of Laguna Library5.6 mi

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.

Schools in Seama

Public schools here are run by Grants. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Laguna-Acoma MiddleCasa Blance7–833Public2.0 mi
Laguna-Acoma HighCasa Blanca9–12193Public2.0 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 Paraje.

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