Continental Divide is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in McKinley County,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

, United States.

Demographics

Description

Continental Divide is located along

Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...

, east-southeast of Gallup, along Campbell Pass, a low point along the

Continental Divide of the Americas The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide, the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide; ) is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from t ...

. The community has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...

with ZIP code 87312.

Education

The community is in

Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup, New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County. History Prior to 1980, the district had of land. That year parts left to form the ...

. Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and

Thoreau High School Thoreau High School is a public high school in Thoreau, New Mexico. It is a part of Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Communities in its boundary include Thoreau, Continental Divide, Prewitt, and Smith Lake. History In 1964 the Navajo Tribal Cou ...

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Transportation

Major highways

Historic U.S. Route 66 * New Mexico 122

New Mexico State Road 122

References

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Unincorporated communities in McKinley County, New Mexico Unincorporated communities in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub