Winston is a community in Sierra County, New Mexico across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87943.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)128 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Grant County Airport (SVC)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX124 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ255 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Winston; 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.
Winston had 47 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2010.
Sierra County grew from 3,158 residents in 1900 to 11,576 in 2020.
Sierra County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 13.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winston, NM weather station (3 miles away).
2,180 jobs at 222 businesses in Sierra County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
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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