Welcome to Valencia County ...
Time Zone: Valencia County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Los Lunas is the Seat for Valencia County.
Valencia County is one of the original counties of New Mexico and was founded in 1852.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Valencia had a population of 76,688 people. This is a decrease of 0.15% since the last Census (which gave a population of 76,800 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Valencia represented 3.73% of the total population of New Mexico.
Below are some of the communities located in Valencia County:
- Belen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belen is located in Valencia County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <2>
- Bosque Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Los Lunas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Websites specific to Valencia County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bernalillo County
- Cibola County
- Socorro County
- Torrance County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |