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Claunch, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Socorro
Elevation	6,217 ft (1,895 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87011
Area code(s)	575
GNIS feature ID	905190

Claunch is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. Claunch is located on New Mexico State Road 55 in the easternmost region of Socorro County. Claunch has a post office with ZIP code 87011.

History

A post office has been in operation at Claunch since 1930. The community was named for L. H. Claunch, a cattleman.

Municipalities and communities of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Socorro

City	Socorro

Village	Magdalena

CDPs	Abeytas Alamillo Alamo Chamizal Escondida La Joya Las Nutrias Lemitar Luis Lopez Polvadera San Acacia San Antonio San Antonito Veguita

Other unincorporated communities	Bernardo Claunch Dusty Sabinal

Indian reservations	Navajo Nation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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