Welcome to Belen ...

The city of Belen is located in central New Mexico.

Belen is located in Valencia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belen has a population of 7,486 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Belen is 4,800 feet [1,463 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Belen is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Belen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Belen is within the boundaries of the (505) area code.

The ZIP code for Belen: 87002<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belen had an population of 7,486 people. This is an increase of 2.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belen had a population of 7,269 people (or 9.49% of the total population of Valencia County). This makes Belen the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belen represents 0.35% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,269 people, the population of Belen increased 5.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,901 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belen.

Communities Also Named Belen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Belen - they are located in Mississippi and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belen.

Communities near Belen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belen.

• Los Lunas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Lunas
  • Los Lunas is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Lunas <5>
• Bosque Farms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
  • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <5>
• Peralta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peralta
  • Peralta is located in Valencia County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peralta <5>
• Casa Colorada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
• Tome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tome
  • Tome is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tome <5>
• Bosque
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
  • Bosque is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque <5>
• Valencia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
  • Valencia is located in Valencia County
• Veguita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita
  • Veguita is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veguita <5>
• Contreras
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Contreras is located in Socorro County
• Las Nutrias
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
  • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belen. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belen ...

Looking for more information about Belen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belen.

Adding Belen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Belen post office opened in 1865.

We also found Belen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Valencia County: www.co.valencia.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/