Grenville New Mexico Map

About Grenville, New Mexico

Grenville is a locality in Union County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 7.4 people per km². Grenville is located at 36.5928°N, 103.6163°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88424.

Grenville is a place where the vast New Mexico sky seems to embrace the earth in an unending, silent conversation. It lies 127.1 miles south-south-east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 154°T), and is situated 25.9 miles west-north-west of Clayton. The landscape here is one of wide horizons, a gentle swell of ochre and sagebrush country that rolls toward distant mesas, their flat tops softened by the hazy blue of the atmosphere. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sun-baked earth and the hardy resilience of prairie grasses. Even in the midday sun, there is a quietude that settles over Grenville, a sense of patient waiting. At dusk, the light transforms the land, painting the western sky in hues of rose and gold, a fleeting masterpiece that spills across the open terrain, deepening the shadows and lending a profound stillness to the scene. The economic pulse of Grenville has long been tied to the land that surrounds it. Ranching, a tradition as old as the earliest settlers, still defines much of the local livelihood, the rhythm of cattle drives and the quiet dedication of those who tend the herds echoing through the generations. This area once saw the hopeful stirrings of oil exploration, a brief but impactful chapter that left its mark on the community's character, though the land's enduring bounty has always been its truest wealth. Grenville holds the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered seasons of boom and quiet, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people, who find their strength in the enduring beauty of their isolated, sun-drenched corner of Union County.

About This Grenville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grenville, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.592803, -103.616345. 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 Grenville and Union County.

Detailed location data for Grenville includes the ZIP code (88424), telephone area code (575), county seat of Union County (Clayton), and school district assignment (Des Moines Municipal Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Grenville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.