Explore Mexico, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mexico, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mexico.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Mexico |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Miami County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.822264 |
| Longitude | -86.11555 |
| Population | 915 |
| Density | 65.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 46958, 46970 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Peru |
| School District | North Miami Community Schools |
Mexico emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains where the Eel River carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth. It lies 5.3 miles north-northwest of Peru, IN (from Peru, IN: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Wells. The landscape around Mexico is defined by a rhythmic mosaic of cornfields and woodlots, where the soil holds the deep, dark promise of the Midwest and the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. Occasionally, the distant silhouette of The Hogback rises to break the monotony of the plains, a faint ripple against the western clouds that reminds the traveler of the slow, tectonic patience of the land. When the sun dips low, the light catches the surface of the Eel River, turning the water into a ribbon of tarnished silver that winds past the quiet edges of the fields.
Mexico carries the weight of a quiet history, rooted in the steady, industrious pulse of local agriculture that has long anchored the regional economy. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the coast, finding its recreation in the nearby quietude of Davis Park or the wooded seclusion of Frances Slocum State Forest, located ten miles to the east. For those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, Stuber Lake remains a seven-mile journey away, offering a glassy reflection of the Indiana clouds. The character of Mexico is etched in the resilience of its people and the enduring utility of its land, a place where the air smells faintly of turned earth and the changing wind, and where the silence of the evening is broken only by the low rustle of corn stalks in the dark.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mexico, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.822264, -86.11555. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mexico includes the ZIP code (46958, 46970), telephone area code (574), county seat of Miami County (Peru), and school district assignment (North Miami Community Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |