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Welcome to Tesuque ...

Tesuque is located in north central New Mexico.

Tesuque is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tesuque, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Tesuque is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tesuque is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tesuque: 505

The ZIP code for Tesuque: 87574<3>

Communities near Tesuque ...

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

  • Santa Fe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Espanola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
  • Chupadero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
  • Rio en Medio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
  • Agua Fria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuyamungue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
  • Jacona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Pojoaque
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jaconita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita

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 Tesuque. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tesuque.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tesuque. 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 Tesuque.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tesuque. See our Newspapers Page for Tesuque.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tesuque ...

Looking for more information about Tesuque? 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 Tesuque, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tesuque.

Adding Tesuque to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tesuque 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 (so far) for Tesuque was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tesuque post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tesuque.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Santa Fe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tesuque - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tesuque). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tesuque or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/