ZIP Code 87740

87740 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Raton, Colfax County.

City: Raton
County: Colfax County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 877xx

Where this code sits

87740 is part of the 877xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Raton.

Raton New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87740 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87740

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87740.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81081	22 mi	Trinchera, CO
ZIP code 87728	25 mi	Maxwell, NM
ZIP code 88414	25 mi	Capulin, NM
ZIP code 81082	26 mi	Trinidad, CO
ZIP code 81024	27 mi	Boncarbo, CO
ZIP code 81046	27 mi	Hoehne, CO
ZIP code 81091	29 mi	Weston, CO
ZIP code 81027	33 mi	Branson, CO

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 87740, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 87740. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.