Jacona New Mexico Map
Jacona, 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 Jacona, Santa Fe County.
Interactive Map of Jacona, New Mexico
| City | Jacona |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Santa Fe |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.890581 |
| Longitude | -106.042245 |
| Population | 412 |
| Density | 201.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Jacona, New Mexico
Jacona is a locality in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 412. The population density is 201.0 people per km². Jacona is located at 35.8906°N, 106.0422°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87506.
Jacona rises from a landscape where ochre earth meets a vast, indifferent sky, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains a distant, hazy blue promise on the horizon. It lies 15.2 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 337°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-east of Española. The land here is a study in muted tones, a palette of sagebrush, piñon pine, and juniper clinging to rolling hills that stretch towards the Rio Grande valley. Sunlight, when it descends, casts long, theatrical shadows, turning the dry grasses to burnished gold and etching the arroyos with a deeper, ancient darkness. The air itself carries a fine, persistent dust, a whisper of the desert's patient work, and in the quiet afternoons, the only sounds are the rustle of wind through the sparse vegetation and the occasional, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Jacona is written in the slow erosion of its adobe structures and the enduring presence of its agricultural roots, a lineage stretching back to the indigenous peoples who first worked this land. For centuries, the fertile strips along the nearby rivers sustained life, and that connection to the earth still defines the rhythm of Jacona. While modern economies have brought changes, the essence of the place remains tied to its past, a quiet resilience in the face of shifting times. The distinctive character of Jacona is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, a steadfastness that mirrors the unyielding mountains and the timeless flow of the distant river.
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About This Jacona Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Jacona, 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 Jacona and Santa Fe County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Jacona 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 Jacona 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. |
