ZIP code · Raton · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 87740 — Raton
ZIP code 87740 serves Raton, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 87740Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Raton
- County
- Colfax FIPS 35007
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8952, -104.4349 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 7,055 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5 / sq mi
- Land area
- 1,306.7 sq mi (3,384.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,856
- Per-capita income
- $30,345
- Median age
- 46.3
- Households
- 3,213
- Housing units
- 3,889
- Median home value
- $157,000
- Median gross rent
- $734 / month
- 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
- 575Telephone 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 87740
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 47 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RATON KRTN RADIO (0.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 87740
- 5 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 18 parks
- 7 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 16 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 6 police & fire stations
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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page