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Monument, New Mexico

Coordinates: 32°37′26″N 103°15′52″W / 32.62389°N 103.26444°W / 32.62389; -103.26444
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Monument, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Monument is located in New Mexico
Monument
Monument
Monument is located in the United States
Monument
Monument
Coordinates: 32°37′26″N 103°15′52″W / 32.62389°N 103.26444°W / 32.62389; -103.26444
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLea
Area
[1]
 • Total5.270 sq mi (13.65 km2)
 • Land5.270 sq mi (13.65 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
3,602 ft (1,098 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total206
 • Density39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88265
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899801[3]

Monument is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 206 as of the 2010 census. Monument has a post office with ZIP code 88265.[4][5] State routes 8 and 322 intersect in the community. It was the first inhabited community in Lea County and was named after nearby Monument Spring. Jim Cook established the post office and a general store.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 233. ISBN 0826316891.



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