Bosque, New Mexico

Bosque, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Bosque, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Bosque, New Mexico
Bosque, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°33′36″N 106°47′21″W / 34.56000°N 106.78917°W / 34.56000; -106.78917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyValencia
Elevation
[1]
4,780 ft (1,460 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87006
Area code505
GNIS feature ID899545[1]

Bosque is an unincorporated community in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Bosque is located at the junction of New Mexico State Road 116 and New Mexico State Road 346 7.1 miles (11.4 km) south of Belen. Bosque has a post office with ZIP code 87006.[2][3] It was named for its location in the bosque of the Rio Grande valley. The town has been settled since 1750, when several Hispanicized tribes farmed here.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bosque
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 46. ISBN 0826316891.


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