House, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the House-Forrest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88121. The Survey maps it on the House quadrangle. 56 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,705 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresHouse fell from 72 to 56 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72 | |
| 2010 | 68 | -4 (-6%) |
| 2020 | 56 | -12 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS House quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of House between 1994 and 2016, burning about 1,180 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LEE |
| 8 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROBBERSON |
| 30 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ELLIS |
| 28 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FRANKLIN |
| 17 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PEACOCK |
| 11 July 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARROW |
| 28 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CABALLO |
| 25 June 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARROW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of House: 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
41 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names House in 41 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 21 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | $10,000 | High winds between 700 and 730 pm MST ripped telephone polls in half and broke tree branches 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Electrical power was out for about 7 hours. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were snapped off of trees. |
| July 2021 | Hail | House | $2,000 | A CoCoRaHS observer in House reported nickel size hail with a strong thunderstorm tracking southward through the area. The observer also reported some minor damage with dents in their car from the hail. Damages are estimated for the car dents. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | $1,000 | Four inch diameter tree limbs were downed in the town of House. |
| May 2015 | Hail | House | $500 | Estimated quarter size hail damaged the screen doors on the west side of the house. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | A trained spotter just east of House in Quay County reported broken tree branches of about 5 inches in diameter around her house caused by damaging wind gusts from a cluster of severe thunderstorms. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | Trained spotter in House in southern Quay County reported an estimated wind gust of 65 mph and small broken tree limbs and branches from a cluster of severe thunderstorms. |
| June 2023 | Hail | House | - | A supercell moved east from Guadalupe County into Quay County and produced 2 inch size hail 7 miles west of House. |
| May 2021 | Hail | House | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm near House. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | Peak wind gust up to 59 mph at the House schoolnet site. |
| May 2017 | Hail | House | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls west of House. |
| May 2017 | Hail | House | - | Penny size hail at the NM Wind Energy Center. |
| May 2017 | Heavy Rain | House | - | Radar estimates and surface observations indicated an area of very heavy rainfall associated with a collapsing thunderstorm near House. Employees at the New Mexico Wind Energy Center observed large areas of standing water the following morning. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | House | - | State Road 252 north and east of House closed due to severe flooding over the roadway. House reported 3.18 inches of rainfall in around 2 hours. |
| May 2016 | Hail | House | - | Nickel size hail with torrential rainfall in House. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | House | - | A schoolnet site in House reported a 1-day total rainfall of 3.4 inches. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | House | - | One mile north of House reported 4.25 inches of rainfall and minor flooding. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | House | - | COOP Observer recorded 3 inches of rain. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | House | - | Schoolnet site recorded 3.60 inches of rain. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | House | - | Schoolnet site recorded 3.64 inches of rain during the late evening hours. |
| September 2014 | Funnel Cloud | House | - | Spotter called in and reported that there was a brief funnel cloud with thunderstorms at his location. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | House Schoolnet. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | Wind gust was estimated from a trained spotter. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Nickel size hail reported 2 miles east of House. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Nickel size hail reported 1 mile southeast of House. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Half dollar size hail reported in House. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Quarter size hail reported 1 mile northwest of House. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Quarter size hail reported 1 mile north of House. |
| June 2012 | Hail | House | - | Quarter size hail reported 7 miles west of House. |
| July 2009 | Hail | House | - | There was lots of pea to dime size hail with a few up to the size of golf balls. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust seven miles west of House. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | A wind gust to 60 mph was recorded at the SchoolNet site in House. |
| February 2009 | Hail | House | - | Report relayed by Channel 7 in Amarillo, TX. |
| June 2014 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | House | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | House | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford (historical) | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| McAlister | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Hassell | 7.6 miles | 6 | |
| Jordan | 10.6 miles | 6 | |
| Hartford (historical) | 11.9 miles | 6 | |
| Ragland | 14.9 miles | 7 | |
| Kirk (historical) | 15.5 miles | 7 | |
| Forrest | 19.0 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on House | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2142615 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 923486. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.


