ZIP 87312 · Continental Divide
Who lives in ZIP code 87312 (Continental Divide, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Continental Divide, NM · McKinley County
uszips 2026
People654
Median age44.1
Household income$48,977
Home value$58,447
Median rent—
Poverty26.3%
College degree+29.3%
Commute54 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gallup, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 213
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
9.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $14,813.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 24.3%
- Never married
- 50.1%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 12.3%
- Family size
- 3.69
- Dual-income families
- 15.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 39.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 12.7%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.