Capulin, New Mexico

Capulin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 66 as of the 2010 census. Capulin had a post office until August 13, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 88414.[4][5] U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 87 pass through the community. Capulin Volcano National Monument is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Capulin. The town was named after the mountain by Hispanic settlers after the Civil War. It was known as Dedman from 1909 to 1922, after railroad superintendent E.J. Dedman.[6]

Capulin, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Capulin, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°44′28″N 103°59′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyUnion
Area
 • Total1.480 sq mi (3.83 km2)
 • Land1.480 sq mi (3.83 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
6,844 ft (2,086 m)
Population
 • Total66
 • Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88414
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID902195[3]

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. "Capulin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. 63. ISBN 0826316891.



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