Claunch, New Mexico

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Claunch, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySocorro
Elevation
6,217 ft (1,895 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87011
Area code575
GNIS feature ID905190[1]

Claunch is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Claunch is located on New Mexico State Road 55 in the easternmost region of Socorro County. Claunch has a post office with ZIP code 87011.[2][3]

History

A post office has been in operation at Claunch since 1930.[4] The community was named for L. H. Claunch, a cattleman.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Claunch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Socorro County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. ^ Harris, Linda G. (2003). Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past. UNM Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8263-2908-0.