Ocate, New Mexico

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Ocate is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Routes 442 and 120, {{convert|22.3|mi}} west-northwest of Wagon Mound. Ocate has a post office with ZIP code 87734, which opened on January 10, 1870.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=November 30, 2014|author=United States Postal Service}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=November 30, 2014}}

It is the location of the J. P. Strong Store and of the Narciso Valdez House, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In April 2022, Ocate was threatened by the Cooks Peak Fire, which burned tens of thousands of acres in Mora and Colfax counties.

Ocate is within the Ocate Volcanic Field.