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]