San Fidel New Mexico Map

About San Fidel, New Mexico

San Fidel is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 11.4 people per km². San Fidel is located at 35.1026°N, 107.5975°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87049.

San Fidel occupies a stretch of high desert where the horizon is defined by the rugged, imposing silhouette of Frog Mesa rising nine miles to the west. It lies 52.3 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 276°T), and is situated 14.9 miles east-southeast of Grants. The landscape here consists of sun-bleached plains and scrub-dotted plateaus, punctuated three miles away by the deep, silent erosion of San Jose Canyon. Two miles from the center, the Rio San Jose carves a thin, vital ribbon through the arid terrain, providing a meager but essential moisture that allows for patches of persistent greenery against the pervasive gray of the earth. The light in San Fidel holds a particular, sharp clarity, turning the dusty road surfaces into pale ribbons of gold as the sun retreats behind the distant, jagged skyline.

San Fidel carries the weight of long-standing cultural layers, where early agricultural traditions remain visible in the weathered adobe structures and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily work. While industry has shifted over the decades, the local economy remains tied to the slow rhythms of the land, reflecting a history defined by resilient settlement and the endurance of those who learned to thrive in the shadow of the nearby Cibola National Forest. Travelers passing through may find themselves ten miles from the quiet stillness of Lady Lake, yet the true gravity of the place is found in the way the wind moves across the dry fields and the enduring strength of the architecture. Life in San Fidel continues with a steady, unadorned purpose, marked by the changing seasons and the simple necessity of maintaining a home in a vast, open country.

About This San Fidel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of San Fidel, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.102566, -107.597533. 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 San Fidel includes the ZIP code (87049), 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.