Bellview is an unincorporated community located in Curry County, New Mexico, United States.

Bellview, New Mexico
Abandoned post office in Bellview, with the former ZIP Code for the community, November 2010
Abandoned post office in Bellview, with the former ZIP Code for the community, November 2010
Bellview is located in New Mexico
Bellview
Bellview
Location within the state of New Mexico
Bellview is located in the United States
Bellview
Bellview
Bellview (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°49′16″N 103°06′28″W / 34.82111°N 103.10778°W / 34.82111; -103.10778
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCurry
Elevation
4,455 ft (1,358 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88112[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID915801[2]

Description

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Bellview lies on the High Plains of the Llano Estacado at an altitude of 4,455 feet (1,358 m) above sea level.[2] It is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Grady, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Broadview, and 29.5 miles (47.5 km) north of Clovis. New Mexico State Road 241 runs east–west through town. Bellview had its own post office until it closed on April 22, 1995.[3] Today, the town is mostly abandoned and approaching ghost town status.

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References

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  1. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bellview". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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