Ocate, New Mexico

Ocate, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Ocate is located in New Mexico
Ocate
Ocate
Ocate is located in the United States
Ocate
Ocate
Coordinates: 36°10′32″N 105°02′53″W / 36.17556°N 105.04806°W / 36.17556; -105.04806
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Elevation
7,208 ft (2,197 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87734[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899816[2]

Ocate is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Routes 442 and 120, 22.3 miles (35.9 km) west-northwest of Wagon Mound. Ocate has a post office with ZIP code 87734, which opened on January 10, 1870.[1][3]

It is the location of the J. P. Strong Store and of the Narciso Valdez House, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In April 2022, Ocate was threatened by the Cooks Peak Fire, which burned tens of thousands of acres in Mora and Colfax counties.

Ocate is within the Ocate Volcanic Field.

References

  1. ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ocate". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.


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