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Raton, NM 87740
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Colfax, NM 87740

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The 87740 ZIP Code is centered1 in Colfax County at latitude 36.871 and longitude -104.649 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Colfax County is in the Mountain Time Zone (UTC -7 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 87740 was 8,419 with 4,041 housing units; a land area land area of 1397.7 sq. miles; a water area of 2.01 sq. miles; and a population density of 6.02 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Van Houten, NM (7.1 miles SE)
Brilliant, NM (8.7 miles NE)
Koehler, NM (9.2 miles S)
Gardiner, NM (9.3 miles E)
Dillon, NM (10.6 miles E)
Keota, NM (11.1 miles ENE)
Raton, NM (11.8 miles E)
Hebron, NM (13.6 miles SE)

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No additional populated places within a 20 miles radius found.

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  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.