Bosque, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Bosque, New Mexico
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Valencia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4780
Coordinates:34.56°N -106.7892°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:87006
Area Code:505
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:899545

Bosque is an unincorporated community in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Bosque is located at the junction of New Mexico State Road 116 and New Mexico State Road 346 7.1miles south of Belen. Bosque has a post office with ZIP code 87006.[1] [2] 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . February 15, 2012 . United States Postal Service . 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. August 16, 2013. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Julyan . Robert . The Place Names of New Mexico . 1996 . University of New Mexico Press . 0826316891 . 46.