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Road Forks, New Mexico
Looking south from Interstate 10
Looking south from Interstate 10
Road Forks, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Road Forks, New Mexico
Road Forks, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Road Forks, New Mexico is located in the United States
Road Forks, New Mexico
Road Forks, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Hidalgo
Elevation
4,193 ft (1,278 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88045
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 893996

Road Forks is an unincorporated community in western Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, in the southwestern corner of the state. It is 6.2 miles (10 km) east of the Arizona border, due east of Stern's Mountain, and at the junction of Interstate 10 and NM Route 80. It is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Lordsburg and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Steins. Road Forks had a post office from shortly after its founding in 1925 until 1955, when postal services were transferred to Lordsburg.

History

Road Forks was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Porter, who gave it its name.

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