ZIP code · Continental Divide · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 87312 — Continental Divide
ZIP code 87312 serves Continental Divide, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 87312Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- County
- McKinley FIPS 35031
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4226, -108.3230 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 724 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 9 / sq mi
- Land area
- 81.5 sq mi (211.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $46,172
- Per-capita income
- $16,820
- Median age
- 42.2
- Households
- 211
- Housing units
- 229
- Congressional district
- NM-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
- Area code
- 505 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 87312
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 12°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 44 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 12 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 20 | 12 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MCGAFFEY 5 SE (9.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 87312
- 3 parks
- 1 post offices
- 2 places of worship
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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