Continental Divide, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
Continental Divide, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Continental Divide, New Mexico
Continental Divide, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°25′58″N 108°20′09″W / 35.43278°N 108.33583°W / 35.43278; -108.33583
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2)
 • Land2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,176 ft (2,187 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total187
 • Density76.80/sq mi (29.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87312
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2806714[2]

Continental Divide is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[2]

Description

Continental Divide is located along Interstate 40, 25.1 miles (40.4 km) east-southeast of Gallup, along Campbell Pass, a low point along the Continental Divide of the Americas. The community has a post office with ZIP code 87312.[4][5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020187—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[8]

Transportation

Major highways

See also

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References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Continental Divide". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved January 15, 2022. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.

External links

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Municipalities and communities of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
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