Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87312: Continental Divide, NM
ZIP code 87312 uses the postal name Continental Divide, New Mexico and lies entirely in McKinley County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 650 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $48,977 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Continental Divide (a census-designated place), and 2% in smaller places; 96% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Continental Divide · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McKinley County
- Census places
- Continental Divide census-designated place
- Micro area
- Gallup, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 81.5 sq mi · 8 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87312?
87312 centers on 35.429°, -108.345° and covers 81.5 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 87347, 87323, 87316, 87311.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87312, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 87312 compare with the rest of McKinley County?
| Measure | 87312 | In McKinley County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 654 | 21st of 25 | 210th of 371 |
| Median household income | $49k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $78k | not ranked | not ranked |
87312's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (654). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 14% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 87312?
The 2020 Census counted 575 people in 87312; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 654. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 654±224 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 575
- Households
- 213
- Median age
- 44.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 87312?
Of the 654 people the ACS estimates in 87312, 17.6% are under 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (82.7%).
- Under 1817.6%
- 18 to 6459.5%
- 65 and older22.9%
- Other or two or more82.7%
- Hispanic or Latino9.3%
- White, not Hispanic8.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 87312 earn?
Median household income is $48,977 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $48,977±$22,949
- Income per person
- $18,638
- Below the poverty line
- 26.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 6.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 29.3%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $38,919260 returns; wages 86% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 87312?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $78,000
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 97.7%
- Housing units
- 228
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87312?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87312?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87347 | Jamestown | 448 | – | 7.0 mi |
| 87323 | Thoreau | 4,245 | $52k | 9.2 mi |
| 87316 | Fort Wingate | 1,979 | $85k | 11.0 mi |
| 87311 | Church Rock | 4,659 | $34k | 15.0 mi |
| 87365 | Smith Lake | 9 | – | 13.8 mi (near) |
| 87322 | Rehoboth | 545 | $29k | 18.3 mi (near) |
| 87045 | Prewitt | 2,608 | $19k | 18.7 mi (near) |
| 87305 | Gallup | 1,952 | $45k | 21.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.