Yeso is an unincorporated desert village in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 60 west of Fort Sumner. The post office serving zip code 88136 is the only business or service in Yeso; there are also perhaps a half dozen houses.

Yeso, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Yeso
Coordinates: 34°26′21″N 104°36′36″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	De Baca
Elevation	4,770 ft (1,450 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	575
GNIS feature ID	900005[1]

History

Yeso was laid out in 1906 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community took its name from nearby Yeso Creek.[3] The post office has been in operation at Yeso since 1909.[4]

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