Monument, New Mexico

Monument, New Mexico
Monument is located in New Mexico
Monument
Monument
Monument is located in the United States
Monument
Monument
Coordinates: 32°37′27″N 103°16′40″W / 32.62417°N 103.27778°W / 32.62417; -103.27778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLea
Area
 • Total5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2)
 • Land5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,596 ft (1,096 m)
Population
 • Total213
 • Density40.36/sq mi (15.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88265
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2629120[1]

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  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.