Bosque, New Mexico

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]

Bosque, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Bosque, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°33′36″N 106°47′21″W / 34.56000°N 106.78917°W / 34.56000; -106.78917
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Valencia
Elevation	4,780 ft (1,460 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87006
Area code	505
GNIS feature ID	899545^[1]

References

1. "Bosque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
4. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 46. ISBN 0826316891.