Mimbres New Mexico Map

About Mimbres, New Mexico

Mimbres is a locality in Grant 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 emerges from the high desert floor where the Mimbres River carves a persistent green ribbon through the arid earth. It lies 42.6 miles north-northwest of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 342°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Silver City. The landscape is defined by the deep, rugged architecture of Georgetown Canyon, which opens into wide, sun-bleached plains dominated by the shadow of Hendricks Peak five miles to the horizon. The air here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the late afternoon light and turning the scrub brush and dry grasses into a shimmering, burnt-gold expanse. Just a mile away, the Gila National Forest begins its ascent, offering a sudden transition from the sun-drenched valley to the cool, shadowed groves of pine and juniper.

Mimbres holds a quiet, enduring history grounded in the legacy of the people who cultivated this valley long before the modern era, leaving behind fragments of a culture that understood the value of every drop of water. Agriculture remains the quiet heartbeat of the local economy, where small-scale farming and the seasonal rhythm of the land dictate the pace of daily life. While the Wood Haul Wagon Road Trail lies nine miles away as a reminder of the arduous routes once taken by early settlers, the current pace is marked by the slow, deliberate work of those who tend to the orchards and garden plots. The cultural character of the region is a composite of deep-rooted traditions, where the silence of the high desert encourages a contemplative existence, far from the frantic noise of larger industrial centers.

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 Grant County (Silver City), 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.