San Jose New Mexico Map
Explore San Jose, 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 San Jose, New Mexico
How to Use This San Jose, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for San Jose, 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 San Jose.
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 | San Jose |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | San Miguel County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.036727 |
| Longitude | -106.100442 |
| Population | 670 |
| Density | 143.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 88220, 87190, 87565, 87532 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Las Vegas |
| School District | Española Municipal Schools |
About San Jose, New Mexico
San Jose is a locality in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 670. The population density is 143.0 people per km². San Jose is located at 36.0367°N, 106.1004°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88220, 87190, 87565.San Jose occupies a rugged expanse where the Pecos River carves a deliberate path through the high desert floor. It lies 19.6 miles southwest of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 226°T), and is situated 32.8 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The terrain of San Jose is defined by the deep, silent architecture of Lucero Canyon, where the earth breaks open in layers of sun-bleached stone and dry, resilient brush. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rises against the horizon, a constant, cobalt-tinted reminder of the elevation that cools the air as the sun dips low. The light here possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the juniper trees and casting long, violet shadows across the dusty ground long before the stars emerge.
History settles upon the landscape of San Jose in the quietude of adobe walls and the persistent influence of its Hispano heritage. Life here remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with small-scale agriculture and the stewardship of the nearby Santa Fe National Forest shaping the local economy. The proximity to the forest provides a buffer of pine and high-altitude scrub, offering a stark contrast to the arid plains that stretch toward the distant Big Tank. Residents move with a measured pace, acknowledging the seasons through the turning color of the vegetation and the shifting demands of a climate that favors the hardy over the delicate.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 158° S
- Ranchitos Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 122° SE
- Recreation Center (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 160° S
- Michael Jordan (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 160° S
- Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.2 mi, 323° NW
- Bond House Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 163° S
- Veterens Memorial (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 163° S
- Española Valley Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 161° S
- Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.5 mi, 157° SE
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 150° SE
- Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.8 mi, 295° NW · 1.5M acres
- Sombrillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.2 mi, 089° E
- Indian Ruins Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 251° W
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 105° E
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 186° S
- Marianne Hornbuckle Fine Art (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 171° S
- Poeh Cultural Center (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 155° SE
- Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 12.9 mi, 205° SW · 34k acres
- Otowi Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 215° SW
- Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 099° E
- Anderson Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 213° SW
- Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.5 mi, 119° SE · 222k acres
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 14.5 mi, 346° N · 1.4M acres
- Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 035° NE
- Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 227° SW
- John F Kennedy Memorial (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 230° SW
- Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 17.7 mi, 251° W · 89k acres
- Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.8 mi, 045° NE · 19k acres
- Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 212° SW · 25k acres
- Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 24.5 mi, 045° NE · 311k acres
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About This San Jose Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of San Jose, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.036727, -106.100442. 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 Jose includes the ZIP code (88220, 87190, 87565), telephone area code (505), county seat of San Miguel County (Las Vegas), and school district assignment (Española Municipal 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. |
