Jamestown, New Mexico

Jamestown, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Jamestown, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°28′51″N 108°25′58″W / 35.48083°N 108.43278°W / 35.48083; -108.43278Coordinates: 35°28′51″N 108°25′58″W / 35.48083°N 108.43278°W / 35.48083; -108.43278
Country United States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 87347[1]
Area code(s) 505

Jamestown is an unincorporated community located along Interstate 40 in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The community is the site of the Giant Travel Center, a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) truck stop.[2][3] Jamestown has its own post office, which is located inside the truck stop's mall; the post office has ZIP code 87347.[1][2]

Jamestown is also the site of an oil refinery owned by Western Refining.[4] According to USA Today, in 1993 the truck stop and refinery were the only two establishments in the community.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. 1 2 "Nation's Truckers Find Desert Oasis - One-Stop Service For Weary Drivers". Associated Press. March 1, 1993.
  3. 1 2 Jones, Del (June 8, 1993). "The truck stops here - New Mexico center has amenities of airport terminal". USA Today.
  4. ↑ "EPA, New Mexico Environment Department Reach Settlement With Western Refining". US Fed News Service. September 28, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2013.


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