Lemitar New Mexico Map
Lemitar, 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 Lemitar, Socorro County.
Interactive Map of Lemitar, New Mexico
| City | Lemitar |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Socorro |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 34.159789 |
| Longitude | -106.910306 |
| Population | 316 |
| Density | 121.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Lemitar, New Mexico
Lemitar is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 316. The population density is 121.6 people per km². Lemitar is located at 34.1598°N, 106.9103°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87823.
Lemitar rests in the vast embrace of the Rio Grande valley, a place where the earth’s ochre tones meet the boundless sky. It lies 60.2 miles south-south-west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 193°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Socorro. The landscape here is one of subtle grandeur, a wide expanse sculpted by wind and water over millennia. Low-lying mesas, their flanks etched with the stories of ancient rivers, rise gently from the valley floor, their caps catching the sun’s ardent gaze. The air, often dry and carrying the faint, sweet scent of creosote after a rain, hums with a quiet energy. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green in the warmer months, cluster along the faint whispers of irrigation ditches, offering pockets of shade and a murmur of life against the persistent, wide-open stillness. The history of Lemitar is interwoven with the persistent flow of the Rio Grande and the tenacious spirit of those who have called this place home. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Lemitar, the fertile soil yielding crops that sustained communities through harsh winters and sun-baked summers. The echoes of Spanish colonial influence are still present, a subtle legacy in the land use patterns and the enduring diligence of the farming families. While the larger economic currents of the modern world may seem distant, the rhythm of the seasons and the commitment to the land remain the defining characteristics of life in Lemitar, a quiet testament to enduring human connection with the earth.
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About This Lemitar Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Lemitar, 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 Lemitar and Socorro County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lemitar 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 Lemitar 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. |
