Garfield New Mexico Map
Garfield, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Garfield, Doña Ana County.
Interactive Map of Garfield, New Mexico
| City | Garfield |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Doña Ana |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 32.757019 |
| Longitude | -107.264467 |
| Population | 85 |
| Density | 48.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Garfield, New Mexico
Garfield is a locality in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 48.7 people per km². Garfield is located at 32.7570°N, 107.2645°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87936.
Garfield sits where the Mesilla Valley begins to soften and spread, a place where the broad, flat floor of the Rio Grande valley meets the rising, sun-baked foothills of the Organ Mountains. It lies 41.8 miles north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 317°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Hatch. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber dust clinging to sparse creosote and mesquite, punctuated by the occasional stubborn ocotillo reaching toward an endless sky. The air, even in the late afternoon, holds a dry warmth, carrying the faint scent of dust and distant sagebrush. Life in Garfield moves with the deliberate pace of a desert afternoon, the sun casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the cracked earth, a quiet testament to the persistent power of light and heat. The history of Garfield is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Doña Ana County, where irrigation canals, fed by the lifeblood of the Rio Grande, once transformed this arid landscape into fertile farmland. For generations, cotton and pecans were king here, their cultivation shaping the very character of the community and its economy. While the agricultural footprint has shifted, the echoes of that hardworking past remain, a subtle thread in the fabric of Garfield. Today, the town still serves as a waypoint, a quiet pause for travelers navigating the highways that connect the larger settlements of southern New Mexico, its distinctive setting a constant reminder of the rugged beauty that defines this corner of the desert Southwest.
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About This Garfield Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Garfield, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Garfield and Doña Ana County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Garfield is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Garfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
