Gallup, NM Noise Levels
Noise levels in Gallup, NM
Gallup, NM doesn't clear BTS's 45 dB(A) measurement floor on any of the three transportation sources it tracks, road, rail or aircraft.
That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Gallup, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
How Gallup compares nationally
Gallup is one of 8,515 places in this dataset with no measurable transportation noise at all, too quiet to rank on loudness. By population, it ranks 1,894 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 20,339 people.
Checking one address in Gallup
Gallup's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Gallup's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Gallup reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.