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Cochiti New Mexico Map

Explore Cochiti, New Mexico, 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.

Interactive Map of Cochiti, New Mexico

How to Use This Cochiti, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cochiti, New Mexico. 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 New Mexico 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 Cochiti.

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.

CityCochiti
StateNew Mexico (NM)
CountySandoval County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude35.60892
Longitude-106.350304
Population479
Density237.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code87072
Area Code505
County SeatBernalillo
School DistrictBernalillo Public Schools

About Cochiti, New Mexico

Cochiti is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 237.4 people per km². Cochiti is located at 35.6089°N, 106.3503°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87072.

Cochiti occupies a sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the earth wears the color of dried clay and ancient, wind-scoured stone. It lies 19.4 miles south of Los Alamos, NM (from Los Alamos, NM: bearing 187°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north of Santo Domingo Pueblo. The terrain drops away toward the Rio Grande, which cuts a silver, riparian ribbon through the arid basin, carving deep into the landscape at Peralta Canyon. To the distant west, the Jemez Mountains rise in jagged, indigo silhouettes against a sky so vast it seems to press the heat directly into the soil. The air here holds a peculiar clarity, thin and sharp enough to reveal the texture of the distant ridges, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised, glowing violet that settles heavily into the deep arroyos.

Cochiti serves as a living testament to a continuity of culture that predates the arrival of European settlers, with its foundations rooted in the resilience of its people and their enduring traditions. While the nearby Cochiti Reservoir provides a modern expanse of water for recreation, the lifeblood of the locality remains the seasonal rhythm of the land and the quiet, deliberate pace of agricultural stewardship. The proximity to the Espanola Ranger District and the rugged terrain of the Capulin Canyon Trail speak to a landscape that demands a respectful, slow-moving engagement from all who walk its paths. In the stillness of the afternoon, one can sense the weight of centuries in the adobe walls, reflecting a history that is less a collection of events and more a steady, patient observation of the seasons as they cycle over the desert floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cochiti Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 052° NE
  • Peña Geoglyph (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 150° SE
  • Tent Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 311° NW
  • Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 3.1 mi, 311° NW · 5,404 acres
  • Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 022° N · 1.5M acres
  • Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.3 mi, 360° N · 25k acres
  • Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 6.3 mi, 360° N · 34k acres
  • Dome Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.3 mi, 357° N · 5,185 acres
  • Painted Cave (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 012° N
  • La Cienega Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.0 mi, 090° E
  • Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 166° S
  • Yapashi Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 011° N
  • Mormon Battalion (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 181° S
  • Train Crossing (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 135° SE
  • Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 328° NW
  • Alcove House (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 016° N
  • Anasazi Ruins (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 017° N
  • Juniper Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
  • Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 100° E
  • El Rancho de los Golondrinas (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 100° E
  • El Rancho de las Golondrinas (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 100° E
  • Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 333° NW · 58k acres
  • Entertainment Space (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 100° E
  • Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 339° N · 89k acres
  • Kokopelli (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 101° E
  • East Fork Jemez, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.1 mi, 328° NW · 3,069 acres
  • Spartacus Art Services (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 093° E
  • Cerrillos Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 185° S · 1.6M acres

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About This Cochiti Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cochiti, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.60892, -106.350304. 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 Cochiti includes the ZIP code (87072), telephone area code (505), county seat of Sandoval County (Bernalillo), and school district assignment (Bernalillo Public 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.