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Continental Divide, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Continental Divide, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 579. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CONTINENTAL-DIVIDE-NM · Continental Divide, NM 1 ZIPs · 579 pop · #22091/25278 · McKinley County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,977
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22091/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Thoreau
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 579
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $78,000

Nearest income peer: Thoreau, NM (+ $2,639 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Continental Divide

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Continental Divide on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Continental Divide, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
579
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,977
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,977 average) · poverty 26.3%. The primary code (87312) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Mexico, Penasco is the closest lower-income city and Ramah the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Continental Divide.

Population concentration

Continental Divide reads through its lone ZIP, 87312

579 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87312 is not the leading code inside Continental Divide, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Continental Divide

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 26 employees , annual payroll $680k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87312 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Continental Divide, NM

These ZIP codes sit in McKinley County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Continental Divide. See the McKinley County roll-up →

Continental Divide sits in the upper half of McKinley County on income: Zuni, Crownpoint and Church Rock report less, while Gallup, Thoreau and Gamerco report more. Prewitt marks the far end of that range at $19,270, 61% below Continental Divide.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87312 579 $48,977 6 5
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Continental Divide roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Continental Divide, .