Mimbres New Mexico Map

About Mimbres, New Mexico

Mimbres is a locality in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 43.2 people per km². Mimbres is located at 32.8392°N, 107.9602°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88029, 88049.

Mimbres holds the quiet stillness of the high desert, where the earth settles into a landscape of dry, sun-drenched scrub and sweeping plains. It lies 32.3 miles south of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 180°T), and is situated 74.5 miles west of El Paso. The air here carries a crystalline clarity that sharpens the edges of every rock and blade of grass, especially as the late afternoon light turns the dust to a soft, bruised gold. To the far horizon, the rugged profile of the Little Florida Mountains marks the boundary of the sky, while the deep, shadowed creases of Rascon Canyon carve intricate patterns into the surrounding terrain. Though the land is parched and thirsty, the ground retains a singular, enduring warmth that seems to pulse beneath the soles of one’s boots, speaking to the geology of a place defined by its distance from the reach of any flowing river.

Mimbres preserves the quiet remnants of ancient cultures, visible in the fragments of pottery that once defined the artistry of those who inhabited these valleys long before modern fences were drawn. The local economy persists in a measured, deliberate fashion, favoring small-scale agriculture and the steady, unhurried work of those who know how to coax life from the dry soil. Life in Mimbres often turns toward the simple rhythms of the seasons, occasionally drawing residents toward the open spaces of Pancho Villa State Park or the quiet, shallow waters of Big Tank when the heat demands a change of perspective. There is a profound sense of solitude here, an atmosphere that suggests the past is not a memory to be recited, but a presence that lingers in the cool shade of the juniper trees and the silent, expansive reach of the desert floor.

About This Mimbres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mimbres, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.839225, -107.960194. 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 Mimbres includes the ZIP code (88029, 88049), telephone area code (575), county seat of Luna County (Deming), and school district assignment (Cobre 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.