Continental Divide, New Mexico

Continental Divide is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[1]

Continental Divide, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
Continental Divide, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°25′30″N 108°18′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Elevation
7,228 ft (2,203 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87312
Area code(s)505
GNIS feature ID1923007[1]

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.[2][3]

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

See also

 New Mexico portal

References
  1. "Continental Divide". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved 2022-01-15. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.

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