Jamestown New Mexico Map

About Jamestown, New Mexico

Jamestown is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 439. The population density is 21.5 people per km². Jamestown is located at 35.4791°N, 108.4373°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87347.

Jamestown is a place where the high desert air, thin and sharp, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant piñon. It lies 87.2 miles south of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 188°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-south-east of Church Rock. The land here folds and recedes, a canvas of muted ochres and rusts under a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised, dramatic violet as day surrenders to dusk. Sparse vegetation, tenacious scrub and hardy grasses, clings to the rolling terrain, punctuated by the stoic silhouette of yucca. The quietude is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind across the open spaces and the occasional, echoing call of a hawk circling on unseen currents. The history of Jamestown is intertwined with the resources pulled from this unforgiving landscape, a narrative etched by the persistent pulse of mining. For generations, the earth has yielded its treasures, shaping the economy and the very character of the settlement. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, a reflection of the vast, unhurried expanse that surrounds it. Though the boom times may have softened, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet strength in the face of the elements and the passage of time.

About This Jamestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jamestown, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.47913, -108.437327. 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 Jamestown and McKinley County.

Detailed location data for Jamestown includes the ZIP code (87347), telephone area code (505), county seat of McKinley County (Gallup), and school district assignment (Gallup-McKinley County 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 Jamestown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.