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RedrockNM

A town in New Mexico.

Land area

1 sq mi

Settled

1896

130 years ago

Is Redrock a good place to live?

Redrock’s peak summer temperature is 95°F, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. We don’t grade Redrock yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

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Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Redrock is higher than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town

95risk score of 100

FEMA puts nearly two thirds of Redrock’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfire

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Redrock: mild winters and hot summers

1″snow a winter

July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 24° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–60°

Spring38–78°

Summer60–94°

Fall42–78°

Oct 23

typical first frost

Apr 30

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 24°Rain & snow1″ of snow a winter · 11 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Redrock

11pages on Redrock

The big questions

Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesLibraryDuncan Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1896 Climate96° summer highs · 1″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 88055 Town SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Redrock: who provides what

Redrock is unincorporated, so Grant County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesGrant CountyGrant County provides services here

SchoolsSilver City Consolidated 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 hereGrant County ClerkGrant County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023

ZIP code8805588055 100%Census 2020

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

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Redrock; the nearest are

Western New Mexico UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Silver City27.3 mi$7,856 in-state tuition New Mexico State University-Dona AnaCommunity college · Public · Las Cruces119 mi$2,322 in-state tuition

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About Redrock

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States

Redrock is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place located in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on the Gila River and New Mexico State Road 464, 27.3 miles (43.9 km) west-southwest of Silver City. As of the 2020 census, Redrock had a population of 3.

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Area: 0.6 sq mi
Elevation: 4,029 ft
ZIP code: 88055

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