Continental Divide is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to about 231 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87312.
Mostly Continental Divide; also Thoreau
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Continental Divide; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 347th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
McKinley County grew from 12,963 residents in 1910 to 72,902 in 2020.
McKinley County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 19.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcgaffey 5 Se, NM weather station (9 miles away).
15,236 jobs at 940 businesses in McKinley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Thoreau.
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