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Hobbs New Mexico Map

Explore Hobbs, 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 Hobbs, New Mexico

How to Use This Hobbs, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hobbs, 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 Hobbs.

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.

CityHobbs
StateNew Mexico (NM)
CountyLea County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude32.729088
Longitude-103.160828
Population40,508
Density592.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes88240, 88241, 88242, 88244
Area Code575
County SeatLovington
School DistrictHobbs Municipal Schools

About Hobbs, New Mexico

Hobbs is a locality in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of 40,508. The population density is 592.3 people per km². Hobbs is located at 32.7291°N, 103.1608°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Hobbs is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 88240, 88241, 88242.

Hobbs emerges from the high plains as a sprawling expanse defined by the vast, open horizon of the Llano Estacado. It lies 20.7 miles southeast of Lovington, NM (from Lovington, NM: bearing 143°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of North Hobbs. The landscape around Hobbs maintains a quiet, persistent flatness, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. On clear days, the distant San Simon Ridge appears as a faint, jagged suggestion against the western edge of the world. Green Meadow Lake offers a small, reflective reprieve from the dry, sun-drenched terrain that characterizes the surrounding countryside. At dusk, the light stretches thin and golden across the scrub brush, turning the dust into a fine, shimmering haze that settles over the prairie.

Hobbs grew from the grit of homesteading, eventually finding its pulse in the rhythmic thrum of the oil and gas industry that sustains the region. The economy remains tethered to the deep, hidden reservoirs of fuel that have shaped the town's development since the early twentieth century. Rows of pump jacks nod slowly in the fields like metal sentinels, marking the passage of time through the extraction of natural resources. This industrial focus provides a steady, pragmatic foundation for the local workforce, grounding the daily life of the populace in the hard work of energy production. Beyond the drilling rigs, agriculture persists in the irrigation-fed fields, where crops find a way to thrive despite the sparse rainfall.

Library Park serves as the green center of Hobbs, offering a shaded place for neighbors to gather beneath the canopy of mature trees. The cultural character of the region reflects a blend of influences, manifesting in a resilient spirit that values both history and forward-looking industry. Among those who have called this environment home, the legendary country musician Waylon Jennings spent formative years working in the local radio scene, leaving a lingering trace of his presence in the town's creative memory. Community events often reflect the deep-rooted traditions of the high desert, where the pace of life feels measured and deliberate. Visitors often notice that Hobbs possesses an authentic, unvarnished quality, where the people speak plainly and the vastness of the plains dictates the rhythm of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lovington Walking Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 041° NE
  • Lovington Waliking Trail (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 107° E
  • Turner Landscape (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 122° SE
  • Del Norte Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 036° NE
  • Llano Estacado Historical Marker (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 214° SW
  • Hobbs Sign (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 094° E
  • Lovington Historical Marker (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 322° NW
  • Lea County Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Hobbs AAFB #4 (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 269° W
  • Antioch Church (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 008° N
  • Denver City Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 049° NE
  • Oakridge Entrance Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 092° E
  • Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 50.7 mi, 174° S
  • Whiteface Historical Museum (Museum) — 59.8 mi, 026° NE
  • Terry County Historical Museum (Museum) — 60.2 mi, 059° NE
  • Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 63.6 mi, 256° W · 12k acres
  • Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site (Attraction) — 65.7 mi, 251° W
  • Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 65.7 mi, 251° W
  • Eddy National Bank Historic Site (Attraction) — 65.7 mi, 251° W
  • La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 66.8 mi, 253° W
  • Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 70.2 mi, 262° W
  • Ocotillo (Theatre) — 72.4 mi, 277° W
  • Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 72.4 mi, 285° W
  • Permian Playhouse (Theatre) — 73.9 mi, 142° SE
  • Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 75.6 mi, 166° S
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 79.8 mi, 243° SW · 46k acres

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About This Hobbs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hobbs, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.729088, -103.160828. 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 Hobbs includes the ZIP code (88240, 88241, 88242), telephone area code (575), county seat of Lea County (Lovington), and school district assignment (Hobbs Municipal 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.