Alamo New Mexico Map
Explore Alamo, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Alamo, New Mexico
| City | Alamo |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Socorro County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 34.420892 |
| Longitude | -107.510875 |
| Population | 1,150 |
| Density | 11.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87825 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| County Seat | Socorro |
| School District | Magdalena Municipal Schools |
About Alamo, New Mexico
Alamo is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,150. The population density is 11.3 people per km². Alamo is located at 34.4209°N, 107.5109°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87825.Alamo commands a vast expanse of high desert where the earth wears a palette of burnt sienna and pale ochre under an expansive, unrelenting sky. It lies 51.6 miles west-southwest of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 239°T), and is situated 53.8 miles south-southeast of Grants. The landscape is defined by the sharp, downward slope of Jaramillo Canyon just a mile away, where the Rio Salado carves a narrow, seasonal path through the arid floor. To the west, the Gallinas Mountains rise as a jagged, violet silhouette against the horizon, anchoring the perspective of a land that feels both ancient and indifferent to the passage of time. As the sun dips low, the light stretches long, thin shadows across the scrub brush, turning the gray dust into a soft, glowing copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the temperature has begun to plummet.
Alamo preserves a quiet, rugged character shaped by the intersection of long-standing traditions and the spare, demanding nature of the high desert economy. Residents look toward the nearby Cibola National Forest for recreation and a reprieve from the heat, while the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate pace of rural life. History lingers in the architecture and the way the local families maintain their ties to the soil, even as modern shifts in the regional landscape slowly alter the patterns of trade. Life in Alamo remains tethered to the essential realities of water and wind, with the nearby Benevites Tank serving as a small, vital gathering point that punctuates the otherwise sparse, open range.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 101° E · 1.6M acres
- Ladron Mountain - Devil's Backbone Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.7 mi, 088° E
- Sierra Ladrones Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.3 mi, 095° E · 48k acres
- El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 317° NW · 263k acres
- Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.0 mi, 360° N · 12k acres
- Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 318° NW · 62k acres
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 23.5 mi, 024° NE
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.0 mi, 090° E · 456k acres
- Very Large Array (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 195° S
- Shiva:Shiwana (Public Artwork) — 24.8 mi, 195° S
- Dobson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 144° SE
- Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 143° SE
- San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.8 mi, 113° SE
- Withington Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 179° S · 19k acres
- Acoma Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 353° N
- El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 33.7 mi, 310° NW · 109k acres
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker (Attraction) — 33.9 mi, 134° SE
- Lightning Field (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 282° W
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 103° E
- Garret Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 41.0 mi, 334° NW
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench (Monument) — 42.0 mi, 125° SE
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 068° E
- Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 48.2 mi, 238° SW · 1.8M acres
- Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.2 mi, 139° SE · 114k acres
- Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 339° N
- Site of historic Isleta Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 57.9 mi, 054° NE
- Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 65.8 mi, 047° NE
- Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 66.0 mi, 047° NE
- Nature Theater (Theatre) — 66.1 mi, 046° NE
- The Wheels Museum (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 047° NE
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About This Alamo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alamo, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.420892, -107.510875. 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 Alamo includes the ZIP code (87825), telephone area code (575), county seat of Socorro County (Socorro), and school district assignment (Magdalena Municipal Schools).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
