Continental Divide is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[3]
Continental Divide, New Mexico | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018 | |
![]() ![]() Continental Divide, New Mexico | |
Coordinates: 35°25′30″N 108°18′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2) |
• Land | 2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 7,228 ft (2,203 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 187 |
• Density | 76.80/sq mi (29.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87312 |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS feature ID | 1923007[3] |
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 187 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2] |
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.[5][6]
The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[8]
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County seat: Gallup | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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