Continental Divide, New Mexico

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Continental Divide, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
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Continental Divide, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°25′58″N108°20′09″W / 35.43278°N 108.33583°W / 35.43278; -108.33583
Country United States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
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 zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87312
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2806714 [2]

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

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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%±
2020 187—
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. 1 2 3 "Continental Divide". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "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 . 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.

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