Santa Teresa New Mexico Map
Santa Teresa, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County.
Interactive Map of Santa Teresa, New Mexico
| City | Santa Teresa |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Doña Ana |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 31.855938 |
| Longitude | -106.639158 |
| Population | 6,041 |
| Density | 260.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Santa Teresa is a locality in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,041. The population density is 260.6 people per km². Santa Teresa is located at 31.8559°N, 106.6392°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88021.
Santa Teresa sits at the edge of a vast, sun-baked plain, a place where the Chihuahuan Desert asserts its dominion. It lies 11.2 miles north-west of El Paso, TX (from El Paso, TX: bearing 307°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-west of Sunland Park. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of pale ochre, dusty rose, and the deep, bruised purple of distant mountains. Low-lying scrub, tenacious mesquite, and the occasional sentinel saguaro punctuate the landscape, their forms stark and sculptural against the immense, pale blue sky. The air, even in the gentler hours, carries a dry warmth, a constant reminder of the sun's relentless power, and the light at dusk can be breathtaking, painting the western horizon in fiery hues of orange and crimson that bleed into the encroaching indigo. The history of Santa Teresa is intertwined with the ebb and flow of cross-border commerce and the enduring allure of the open range. Once largely undeveloped terrain, it has grown into a significant hub for logistics and manufacturing, its economy driven by its strategic position near international ports of entry. Warehouses and distribution centers now dot the landscape, a modern counterpoint to the ancient, wind-scoured contours of the desert. The spirit of Santa Teresa is one of quiet industry, a place where the work of the day unfolds under a sky that feels both immense and intimately present, and where the echoes of its frontier past still whisper on the dry desert breeze.
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About This Santa Teresa Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Santa Teresa, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Santa Teresa and Doña Ana County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Santa Teresa is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Santa Teresa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
