Watrous is a community in Mora County, New Mexico, home to about 42 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87753.
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)105 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Taos Regional Airport (TSM)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM105 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ432 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Watrous; 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.
Watrous had 99 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2010.
It’s the 461st largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Mora County grew from 10,304 residents in 1900 to 4,189 in 2020.
Mora County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 15.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Valmora, NM weather station (4 miles away).
292 jobs at 57 businesses in Mora County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Watrous.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (1 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.
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