Continental Divide, New Mexico Explained

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.

Description

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]

Demographics

Education

The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[4] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[5]

Transportation

Major highways

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. August 10, 2013. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.
  5. Web site: GMCS Address Lookup. Gallup-McKinley County Schools. 2022-01-15. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.