Mesilla New Mexico Map
Explore Mesilla, 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 Mesilla, New Mexico
How to Use This Mesilla, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mesilla, 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 Mesilla.
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 | Mesilla |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Doña Ana County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 32.270094 |
| Longitude | -106.800838 |
| Population | 1,797 |
| Density | 122.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 88046 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| School District | Las Cruces Public Schools |
About Mesilla, New Mexico
Mesilla is a locality in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,797. The population density is 122.2 people per km². Mesilla is located at 32.2701°N, 106.8008°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Mesilla is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88046.Mesilla occupies a low, sun-bleached expanse of the high desert where the horizon stretches toward the distant silhouette of Tortugas Mountain. It lies 3.2 miles south-southwest of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 204°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-southwest of University Park. The air here holds a dry, ancient clarity, shifting in color from ochre to deep violet as the shadows lengthen across the flat, dusty earth. A mile to the east, the Rio Grande channels the lifeblood of the region through a narrow ribbon of green, while the open plains beyond bear the subtle, arid textures of the scrubland. At the center of the grid, Town Hall Park offers a quiet respite, its grounds providing a shaded anchor where the light seems to linger, caught between the stark intensity of midday and the sudden, cool relief of the desert dusk.
Mesilla preserves the weight of its complex past within the thick, earthen walls of its historic plaza, where the legacy of Hispano and Anglo convergence remains etched into the very architecture of the buildings. The local economy persists in a quiet dance with the seasons, defined largely by the cyclical rhythm of the chile harvest that defines the flavor and industry of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the Fillmore Arroyo, the character of the place is marked by a deliberate, patient pace, standing as a quiet witness to the generations who have worked this soil. Visitors and residents alike move through the narrow streets under a vast, cloudless sky, observing a way of life that remains tethered to the slow, steady cultivation of the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 033° NE
- Fountain Theatre (Cinema) — 0.4 mi, 055° NE
- Mesilla Valley Bosque Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 233° SW
- Pat Garrett's Grave (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 023° NE
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 075° E
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 074° E
- Old Main (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 073° E
- World's Largest Chile Pepper (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 352° N
- NMSU University Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 071° E
- New Mexico State University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 071° E
- Rio Grande Theatre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 024° NE
- M. Phillip's Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 024° NE
- Miguel's Tree (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 028° NE
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 098° E
- Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 5.6 mi, 313° NW · 574k acres
- Shack (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 075° E
- Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (National Monument) — 6.6 mi, 322° NW · 5,262 acres
- Sandia Gulch Begin (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 323° NW
- Sandia Gulch End (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 323° NW
- Branson Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 325° NW
- Robledo Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.8 mi, 325° NW · 18k acres
- Robledo Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 333° NW
- Organ/franklin Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.4 mi, 071° E
- Organ Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 095° E · 20k acres
- Franklin High School Stadium (Stadium) — 31.7 mi, 153° SE
- White Sands National Park (National Park) — 34.4 mi, 035° NE · 148k acres
- 3rd Calvary Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 145° SE
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About This Mesilla Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mesilla, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.270094, -106.800838. 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 Mesilla includes the ZIP code (88046), telephone area code (575), county seat of Doña Ana County, and school district assignment (Las Cruces Public 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
