Williams Acres is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to about 643 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87301 and 87319.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population643794 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$149Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mentmore, NM87319Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Part is in Williams Acres, part in Purty Rock and Crestview
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Around Williams Acres
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)128 miles away
Closer regional airport
Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)1 mile away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Albuquerque, NM124 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ230 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Williams Acres; 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 209th 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 (about a mile 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
443 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Williams Acres’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Gallup Indian Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gallup3.9 miles
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gallup4.1 miles
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Ft. Defiance22.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
83
Specialist doctors
103
Dentists
33
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
65
Mental health providers
97
Physical and occupational therapists
34
Optometrists
21
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
7
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 Williams Acres
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter2.4 mi
Safeway3.2 mi
La Montañita Co-op Gallup3.7 mi
Shop-n-Save4.5 mi
Libraries
Children's Library3.5 mi
Octavia Fellin Public Library3.6 mi
Museums
Gallup History Museum3.5 mi
George Galaris Multiultural Center3.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Gallup, Hozho Academy, Six Directions Indigenous School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(18)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Del Norte ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
424
Public
3.2 mi
Education Dev CenterGallup
Pre-K–12
5
Special Education
4.4 mi
Hozho AcademyGallup
Pre-K–11
781
Charter
3.4 mi
Indian Hills ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
294
Public
7.1 mi
Jefferson ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
460
Public
4.9 mi
Lincoln ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
414
Public
3.0 mi
Red Rock ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
311
Public
4.3 mi
Stagecoach ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
340
Public
2.1 mi
Tobe Turpen ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
397
Public
2.2 mi
Twin Lakes ElementaryGallup
Pre-K–5
256
Public
14.5 mi
Chief Manuelito MiddleGallup
6–8
634
Public
1.3 mi
Gallup Central AlternativeGallup
6–12
1,244
Alternative Education
1.8 mi
Gallup MiddleGallup
6–8
480
Public
3.9 mi
John F. Kennedy MiddleGallup
6–8
648
Public
5.2 mi
Six Directions Indigenous SchoolGallup
6–12
58
Charter
3.2 mi
Gallup HighGallup
9–12
796
Public
1.1 mi
Middle College High School Charter - GallupGallup
9–12
153
Charter
4.3 mi
Miyamura High SchoolGallup
9–12
1,237
Public
5.2 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Hilltop Christian SchoolTse Bonito
Pre-K–6
56
Christian (no specific denomination)
17.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolGallup
Pre-K–8
45
Roman Catholic
3.9 mi
Wildcat Christian AcademyGallup
K–12
32
Christian (no specific denomination)
10.5 mi
Gallup Christian SchoolGallup
1–12
18
Church of Christ
4.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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