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]
Chacon | |
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  Chacon Location within the state of New Mexico  Chacon Chacon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′39″N 105°22′04″W / 36.14417°N 105.36778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Mora |
| Elevation | 8,166 ft (2,489 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 87713[1] |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 915811[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Chacon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 75. ISBN 0826316891.
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