Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Los Alamos United States Post Office, at 199 Central Park Sq. in Los Alamos, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 as United States Post Office-Los Alamos, New Mexico.”
Wikipedia article Los Alamos United States Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Los Alamos County · listed in 2015 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of United States Post Office-Los Alamos, New Mexico between 1992 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. 103 started naturally. 6 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 103 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | CABRA |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FIR |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Bandelier National Monument | PONDEROSA |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | GUAJE |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Bandelier National Monument | CASTLERUN |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | CANON |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | CABALLO |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of United States Post Office-Los Alamos, New Mexico: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copar Guaje Canyon Mine | Pumice | Producer | Pumice | |
| Copar Mill | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Copar Mine | Pumice | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Los Alamos, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 19 hail, 12 flash flood, 1 wildfire, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Wildfire | Los Alamos | $1,500,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | $6,000,000 | After 1 to 1.5 inches of rain fell on the northern portion of the Las Conchas burn scar, flash flooding was reported in Santa Clara Canyon. Four people that were working in the canyon had to be rescued by helicopter. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | $3,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | $100,000 | Brief heavy rain and strong runoff caused more damage to North Road in Los Alamos where recent drainage upgrades and repairs were washed away. North Road continues to suffer damage with such rapid and high runoff from the burned areas of Pueblo Canyon which have not recovered from last years Cerro Grande fire storm. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | $50,000 | Mud, logs and large rocks washed onto State Road 501 (West Jemez Rd.) near State Road 4, as well as in Los Alamos Canyon and along Camp May road. Heavy equipment and road graders were needed to clear the debris. |
| May 2013 | Dust Devil | Los Alamos | $30,000 | Roof of gymnasium torn off and dropped onto library and playground area at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Los Alamos | $10,000 | Newspaper report with images of significant hail damage to a mobile home in Los Alamos. Home owners reported hail was ping pong ball sized. Location is estimated from article giving home address. Time is estimated, based on radar imagery and other hail reports in the area. All images attached to this event are courtesy of the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Los Alamos Sky Cam and pictures from local residents showed significant accumulations of pea to penny size hail in downtown Los Alamos from a thunderstorm. Hail accumulation depth looked to be around 2 to 3 inches based on tire track marks on the road. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail up to the size of nickels reported in Los Alamos. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail up to the size of nickels in Los Alamos. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars in Los Alamos. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail up to the size of nickels in Los Alamos. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail up to the size of quarters in Los Alamos. |
| August 2016 | Lightning | Los Alamos | - | Lightning splintered a tree at the Los Alamos Golf Course near 16 Los Alamos High School Golf Team members and four coaches. The strike occurred at around 4 pm, about 300 feet away from where the team was practicing. Several of the students reported feeling a strong static electricity sensation flow through their bodies. Fortunately, no injuries occurred. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Penny to nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | Power outages as well as flooding in the basement at Los Alamos National Labs were reported. An isolated strong cell formed over the area and stayed generally stationary for 2 hours. Rainfall amounts over 1.5 were recorded at sites across LANL. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Quarter size hail reported in Los Alamos. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | The emergency manager reported dime to penny size hail. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Quarter size hail reported at the Los Alamos airport. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | Hail piled up to a depth of four inches. County officials had to utilize snow plows to clear hail piles from roadways. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | The intersection of State Road 4 and State Road 501 (West Jemez Rd.) was closed due to flash flooding. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | Water and debris flowed over Highway 501 after approximately one inch of rain fell over central portions of the Las Conchas burn scar. The highway was temporarily closed. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | Both Highway 4 and 501 were closed in the Jemez Mountains due to flooding. Heavy rains on the Las Conchas burn scar caused significant runoff and debris flow over the roadways. At least a 50 yard stretch of debris several inches deep was noted along State Highway 501. Both roads had to be cleared by the Highway Department before traffic was allowed to pass. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | The security team at Los Alamos National Laboratory reported penny to nickel sized hail. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | A brief and intense hail storm with stones ranging form one half inch to one inch in diameter covered city streets and parking lots to a depth of 4 to 8 inches. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | Heavy ash and debris swept off the Cerro Grande Burn area into Water and Pajarito Canyons during heavy rain of 1 inch just west of Los Alamos. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | Heavy storm water runoff flooded Guaje and Garcia Canyons below the Cerro Grande Burn area during a burst of 1 inch rainfall. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Los Alamos | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory | 0.1 miles | 1966 | |
 | Grant Road | 1.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Bayo Road | 1.2 miles | 2003 |
| Lujan Road | 1.4 miles | 2005 | |
| Grant Road | 1.7 miles | 2004 |
| Bayo Road | 2.1 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000493 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Los Alamos County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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