Valdez, New Mexico

Valdez
Unincorporated community
Looking out over Valdez, New Mexico from Rim Rd on 18 August 2022
Looking out over Valdez, New Mexico from Rim Rd on 18 August 2022
Valdez is located in New Mexico
Valdez
Valdez
Location within the state of New Mexico
Valdez is located in the United States
Valdez
Valdez
Valdez (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°32′04″N 105°35′02″W / 36.53444°N 105.58389°W / 36.53444; -105.58389
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Elevation
7,428 ft (2,264 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87580[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID912021[2]

Valdez is an unincorporated community located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States situated along the Rio Hondo. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 230, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north of Taos. Valdez had a post office until August 28, 2010; it still has its own ZIP code, 87580.[1][3]

  • View of Valdez in 1941. Note layout of houses in plaza around the church, a style that is common to all of the oldest villages.
    View of Valdez in 1941. Note layout of houses in plaza around the church, a style that is common to all of the oldest villages.
  • View of Valdez on 19 May 2023.
    View of Valdez on 19 May 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Valdez". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

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