Chacon, New Mexico

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
36°08′39″N 105°22′04″W / 36.14417°N 105.36778°W / 36.14417; -105.36778CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyMoraElevation
8,166 ft (2,489 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes
87713[1]
Area code575GNIS feature ID915811[2]

Chacon is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 121, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) north of Mora. Chacon has a post office with ZIP code 87713, which opened on September 10, 1894.[1][3] It was named after its first postmaster, Diego Chacon. Harsh winters give the area the nickname "Little Alaska."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Chacon". 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. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 75. ISBN 0826316891.
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