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Lordsburg New Mexico Map

Explore Lordsburg, 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 Lordsburg, New Mexico

How to Use This Lordsburg, New Mexico Map

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

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.

CityLordsburg
StateNew Mexico (NM)
CountyHidalgo County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude32.35036
Longitude-108.708665
Population2,335
Density107.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code88045
Area Code575
County SeatLordsburg
School DistrictLordsburg Municipal Schools

About Lordsburg, New Mexico

Lordsburg is a locality in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,335. The population density is 107.0 people per km². Lordsburg is located at 32.3504°N, 108.7087°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Lordsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88045.

Lordsburg sprawls across a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, defined by the stark, jagged silhouettes of the Pyramid Mountains rising eight miles to the south. It lies 55.8 miles west of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 276°T), and is situated 38.3 miles southwest of Silver City. The ground here is a mosaic of parched earth and scrub, carved by the intermittent passage of Shakespeare Arroyo, which traces a dry, winding path just a mile from the center of town. To the north, the terrain rises toward the rugged, forested reaches of Gila National Forest, while the immediate vicinity is marked by the geological depression of Gold Hill Canyon. In the clarity of the high-desert air, the light at dusk turns the landscape a bruised, luminous copper, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the arid floor of the basin.

Lordsburg emerged from the dust of the nineteenth century as a vital nexus for the railroad, its economy historically tethered to the rhythmic passage of freight and the transient needs of those traversing the desert. Mining ventures once flickered into life in the surrounding hills, leaving behind the quiet, skeletal remnants of industry that contrast with the persistent, low-humming activity of modern transit corridors. Life here follows the slow, deliberate pace of the desert, where residents monitor the distant arrival of clouds over Aikers Tank and navigate the subtle shifts of a climate that demands resilience. The character of Lordsburg is defined by this quiet endurance, a place where the history of the frontier remains etched into the very stillness of the plains, and the daily work of the present is conducted under the watchful, unblinking gaze of the desert sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shakespeare Historical Marker (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 226° SW
  • Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 056° NE · 2.7M acres
  • Lordsburg Playa Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.0 mi, 270° W
  • Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.0 mi, 275° W · 4,016 acres
  • Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 273° W · 20k acres
  • Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.1 mi, 337° NW · 8,802 acres
  • Gila Lower Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 20.5 mi, 342° N
  • Fisherman's Point (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 337° NW
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 23.6 mi, 298° NW
  • Red Rock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 000° N
  • Playas Siding (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 168° S
  • Smugglers Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 192° S
  • Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 36.1 mi, 244° SW · 1.7M acres
  • H B Ailman House Historic Site (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Silver CIty Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Bullard Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Webb Theater (Theatre) — 38.4 mi, 040° NE
  • Martin Maher House Historic Site (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 041° NE
  • Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 38.4 mi, 040° NE
  • Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Tractor Minion (Public Artwork) — 38.6 mi, 218° SW
  • Chiricahua Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.6 mi, 218° SW · 87k acres
  • Wagon (Historic Ruins) — 40.7 mi, 243° SW
  • Abandoned Car (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 243° SW
  • Chiricahua National Monument (National Monument) — 41.0 mi, 239° SW · 12k acres
  • Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 45.2 mi, 252° W
  • Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 54.5 mi, 320° NW · 24k acres
  • Camp Rucker (Museum) — 56.1 mi, 223° SW
  • Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 68.5 mi, 300° NW

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About This Lordsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lordsburg, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.35036, -108.708665. 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 Lordsburg includes the ZIP code (88045), telephone area code (575), county seat of Hidalgo County (Lordsburg), and school district assignment (Lordsburg Municipal Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.