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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