Rainsville, New Mexico

Rainsville is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. The community is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) east of Mora. Rainsville has a post office with ZIP code 87736, which opened on July 8, 1920.[1][3] Formerly known as Llano del Coyote, Rainsville took the name of its first postmaster, a Mr. Rains.[4]

Rainsville
Rainsville
Location within the state of New Mexico
Rainsville
Rainsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 105°12′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Elevation
7,044 ft (2,147 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87736[1]
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID899863[2]

References

  1. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. "Rainsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 284. ISBN 0826316891.



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