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, 22.3 miles west-northwest of Wagon Mound. Ocate has a post office with ZIP code 87734, which opened on January 10, 1870. 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.