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La Union New Mexico Map

Explore La Union, 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 La Union, New Mexico

How to Use This La Union, New Mexico Map

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

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.

City	La Union
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	DoÃ±a Ana County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	31.950658
Longitude	-106.66166
Population	997
Density	92.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88021
Area Code	575
School District	Gadsden Independent Schools

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About La Union, New Mexico

La Union is a locality in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 997. The population density is 92.9 people per km². La Union is located at 31.9507°N, 106.6617°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88021.

La Union occupies a quiet stretch of high desert where the earth holds the heat of the sun long after the shadows have lengthened across the dry, scrub-dusted plains. It lies 11.7 miles north-northwest of Sunland Park, NM (from Sunland Park, NM: bearing 336°T), and is situated 4.9 miles southwest of Anthony. The landscape surrounding La Union remains defined by the vast, open horizon, where the distant silhouette of Anthonys Nose rises against the sky like a jagged, silent sentinel. Three miles to the east, the Rio Grande carves a life-giving path through the arid basin, its presence marked by the darker, stubborn greens of riparian growth that contrast sharply against the pale, parched soil. Within the boundaries of the La Union Townsite, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, and the light at dusk settles in thin, amber layers over the low-slung structures that define the physical character of the land.

Generations of labor have shaped the local economy of La Union, where agriculture remains the primary pulse, with fields of chile and pecans drawing their vitality from the proximity of the water. The history of the area is etched into the adobe walls and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life, reflecting a heritage that balances ancestral roots with the steady progression of the modern day. Beyond the immediate fields, the rugged terrain leads toward the distant Avispa Canyon, while those seeking a more structured path through the desert brush might venture toward the Resler Drive Walk and Bike Trail. Even as the modern world encroaches, La Union maintains a deliberate stillness, an enduring quality of patience that seems to rise from the very dust when the wind dies down and the evening stars begin to sharpen in the cooling dark.

Nearby Outdoor Places

La Union Baseball Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 232° SW
La Union Maze (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 129° SE
Desert Pride Accademy (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 015° N
Gallegos Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 116° SE
El Paso (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 064° NE
El Milagro (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 347° N
Franklin Mountains State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 115° SE
Organ/franklin Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.4 mi, 057° NE
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 7.5 mi, 035° NE · 574k acres
Westside Open Reserve (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 136° SE
Franklin High School Stadium (Stadium) — 8.8 mi, 134° SE
Fusselman Canyon (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 109° E
Azul cielo, no muro (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 158° S
Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 290° W · 30k acres
Scenic Drive Viewpoint (Upper) (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 135° SE
DIY Workshop El Paso (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 143° SE
Kidd Performance Hall (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 143° SE
Philanthropy Theater (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 143° SE
3rd Calvary Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 124° SE
Organ Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.2 mi, 009° N · 20k acres
Riverfront Stadium - Riverside High School (Stadium) — 22.5 mi, 132° SE
Seismic Laboratory (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 354° N
Old Main (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 347° N
Fountain Theatre (Cinema) — 23.6 mi, 341° N
NMSU University Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 347° N
New Mexico State University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 347° N
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (National Monument) — 29.9 mi, 336° NW · 5,262 acres
West Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 37.9 mi, 260° W · 4,086 acres
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 50.6 mi, 015° N · 148k acres
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 64.8 mi, 046° NE · 1.1M acres

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