Las Nutrias New Mexico Map

About Las Nutrias, New Mexico

Las Nutrias is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Las Nutrias is located at 34.4698°N, 106.7708°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87575, 87062.

Las Nutrias exists as a quiet expanse of high desert where the horizon stretches toward the rugged silhouette of Picho Hill. It lies 22.9 miles south of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 185°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Jarales. The air here holds a crisp, arid clarity that renders the distant terrain in sharp, uncompromising focus, while the ground itself is marked by the subtle shifts of Pino Draw. Two miles to the east, the Rio Grande carves a persistent path through the earth, bringing a necessary vein of moisture to a landscape that otherwise favors the hardier scrub and sun-bleached soil. Beyond the immediate brush, the terrain rolls toward the horizon, maintaining a stark beauty defined by the golden intensity of the afternoon sun and the long, violet shadows that collect in the low-lying plains as evening approaches.

History in Las Nutrias is written in the layered remnants of agricultural persistence and the enduring influence of those who first worked this challenging earth. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the seasonal rhythms that dictate life in this rural corner of the state. Residents often look toward the Bernalillo Waterfowl Management Area, three miles away, as a reminder of the vital connection between the water and the wildlife that occupies the surrounding territory. While Middle Tank sits ten miles distant as a solitary point of water in the broader basin, life in Las Nutrias continues at a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. The character of the place is forged in the silence of the high plains, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the changing light upon the desert floor.

About This Las Nutrias Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Las Nutrias, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.469841, -106.770811. 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 Las Nutrias includes the ZIP code (87575, 87062), telephone area code (505), county seat of Socorro County (Socorro), and school district assignment (Belen Consolidated Schools).

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.