Is Santa Cruz Zenzontepec safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Santa Cruz Zenzontepec safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Mexico Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (23 Dec 2025). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Santa Cruz Zenzontepec: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 59 is higher than 82% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec belongs to Oaxaca (Mexico), centered at coordinates 16.5333° N, 97.5000° W (988 m above sea level). Distance to Mexico City is 365.7 km towards the NNW.
Oaxaca
16.5333° N, 97.5000° W
988 m
America/Mexico_City
18,512
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Mexico
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico
- Level 1 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (Level 1, 23 Dec 2025)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
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