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A town of 46.
Population
46
residents
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town
46 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Punta de Agua has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–46°
Spring36–66°
Summer54–84°
Fall39–66°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Punta de Agua is
Punta de Agua beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Punta de Agua | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 53.6% | 61.4% |
VA New Mexico Healthcare System
35.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Punta de Agua
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Punta de Agua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Punta de Agua had a population of 68. The CDP is in the western part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Mountainair along New Mexico State Road 55, which continues northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Manzano. The Quarai unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is in the southwest part of the CDP.
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- Population
- 68
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,716 ft
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