Garfield New Mexico Map

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 131. The population density is 65.1 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 anchors itself within the arid embrace of Garfield Canyon, where the landscape is defined by the stark, sun-bleached geometry of the high desert. It lies 41.8 miles northwest of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 317°T), and is situated 25.7 miles south of Truth or Consequences. The earth here holds a pale, dusty warmth, shifting in hue from ochre to a deep, bruised violet as the light retreats behind the distant silhouette of Redhouse Mountain. Only a mile away, the dry bed of Broadhurst Arroyo cuts a jagged, sandy scar through the scrubland, marking the seasonal passage of water that rarely lingers. The air possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the absence of humidity, which renders the distant, craggy horizons with a startling, almost tactile precision.

Garfield persists as a quiet testament to the agricultural resilience of the region, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the seasonal labor of the fields. Long before modern transit, the area served as a modest waypoint for those moving through the basin, its history layered with the quiet persistence of families who cultivated the land against the persistent demands of a dry climate. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-practiced routine, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, though the proximity of Salem Community Park provides a local space for gathering and respite. Residents often look toward the shimmering surface of Caballo Reservoir, ten miles distant, as a vital reminder of the water that sustains the valley’s verdant, irrigated rows of chile and alfalfa amidst the surrounding expanse of heat and stone.

About This Garfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garfield, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.757019, -107.264467. 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 Garfield includes the ZIP code (87936), telephone area code (575), county seat of Doña Ana County, and school district assignment (Hatch Valley 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.