McCartys Village New Mexico Map

About McCartys Village, New Mexico

McCartys Village is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 360. The population density is 43.3 people per km². McCartys Village is located at 35.0614°N, 107.6634°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87034.

McCartys Village endures as a quiet outpost where the high desert floor meets the persistent, life-giving artery of the Rio San Jose. It lies 55.6 miles west-northwest of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 289°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east-southeast of Grants. This landscape is defined by the stark, volcanic architecture of the region, where the earth gives way to the deep, weathered fissures of Cañon Largo just a mile to the west. To the north, the sharp silhouette of Las Ventanas Ridge cuts against the horizon, providing a permanent, jagged backdrop to the low-slung, earthen dwellings that define the character of the site. In the thin, dry air of dusk, the light loses its harshness, casting a violet hue over the basaltic rock and turning the scrub brush into long, dark shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant, rugged reaches of El Malpais National Conservation Area.

History in McCartys Village remains tethered to the shifting currents of the Rio San Jose, which has long influenced the placement of homes and the small-scale agricultural practices that persist here. The economy maintains a modest, self-reliant pace, mirroring the slow movement of the water through the sun-baked soil, far from the frantic pulse of larger industrial centers. Residents honor the complex layers of Pueblo and Hispano heritage, a legacy that shapes the daily rhythm of life and the shared maintenance of local traditions. While the modern world passes by on distant thoroughfares, the inhabitants remain focused on the cycles of the land, finding a quiet stability in a terrain that has been shaped more by ancient volcanic shifts than by the transient demands of the present day.

About This McCartys Village Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCartys Village, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.0614, -107.6634. 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 McCartys Village includes the ZIP code (87034), telephone area code (505), county seat of Cibola County (Grants), and school district assignment (Grants-Cibola County 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.