Official Name: | Continental Divide, New Mexico |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McKinley |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.31 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.31 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.44 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 187 |
Population Density Km2: | 29.65 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 76.80 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 7176 |
Coordinates: | 35.4328°N -108.3358°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 87312 |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2806714 |
Continental Divide is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.
Continental Divide is located along Interstate 40, 25.1miles 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.[2] [3]
The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[4] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[5]