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Clines Corners, New Mexico
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Clines Corners, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Clines Corners, New Mexico
Clines Corners, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Torrance
Elevation
7,057 ft (2,151 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87070
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 898646

Clines Corners is an unincorporated community in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. Clines Corners is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 285, 21.6 miles (34.8 km) east of Moriarty. The community was established in 1934 by Roy E. Cline, who built a rest stop at what was then the intersection of U.S. Route 66 and US 285; the rest stop, known as Clines Corners Retail Center, is now over 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) in size.

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