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Nara Visa NM
New Mexico›Quay County

Nara VisaNM

With 151 residents, this town was settled in 1902.

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Is Nara Visa a good place to live?

40% of residents live below the poverty line in Nara Visa, above both the New Mexico town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Amistad Gymnasium and Nara Visa School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nara Visa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

151 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nara Visa School
Nara Visa School · National Register of Historic Places
Nara Visa’s story

124 years in pictures

The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1954 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1902Nara Visa is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Nara Visa: who provides what

Nara Visa is unincorporated, so Quay County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy12.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNara Visa Mdwca water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesQuay CountyQuay County provides services here
SchoolsLogan Municipal SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereQuay County ClerkQuay County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes88430, 8842688430 63% · 88426 37%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Nara Visa.

Natural hazards

Nara Visa has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Nara Visa sits above just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 41% come from inland flooding and 29% from drought. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Nara Visa once, in 2007.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Nara Visa, expect mild winters and hot summers

The July high locally is 92°F.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–52°
Spring40–72°
Summer62–91°
Fall43–72°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, more of Nara Visa’s adults have high blood pressure

11% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Nara Visa. Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Nara Visa. Against the New Mexico average, Nara Visa comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 10.

Nara VisaNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%35%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%69%79%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
7 better15 too close to call10 worse
What stands outNara VisaNM
Fewer uninsured adults10.8%15.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity13.1%16.5%
More adults with COPD10%6.6%
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital
46.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 9% of Nara Visa

Nara Visa’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. 1.4 miles of trail.

9%conserved
Nara VisaNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile1.00.4
Conserved land9%3.9%4.3%
9%
conserved · 407 of 4,501 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nara Visa

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Nara Visa; the nearest are

About Nara Visa

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States

Nara Visa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. It has the post office serving the ZIP code of 88430. The population was 51 as of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.1 sq mi
Elevation
4,183 ft
ZIP code
88430

Questions about Nara Visa

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Nara Visa, NM a good place to live?

Nara Visa has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.