Turley New Mexico Map

About Turley, New Mexico

Turley is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 20.9 people per km². Turley is located at 36.7525°N, 107.7651°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87412.

Turley lies in a landscape sculpted by the wind and the slow, patient work of water over millennia. It lies 25.2 miles east of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Angustura. The earth here is a palette of ochre and rust, a testament to the minerals that lie beneath, and the vast, open sky stretches with an intensity that can feel both humbling and invigorating. Low-lying mesas, their edges softened by erosion, punctuate the horizon, their surfaces often dusted with tenacious desert grasses that shimmer like spun gold when the sun dips low. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, infused with the subtle fragrance of sagebrush, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the breeze or the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead. This is a place where the immensity of nature is not just observed, but felt, a quiet power that shapes the very character of the land and the lives lived upon it. The story of Turley is intrinsically linked to the land's bounty and the ingenuity of those who sought to harness it. For generations, this region has been a crossroads, a place where nomadic peoples once traversed, leaving faint echoes of their presence in the scattered artifacts and timeless trails. Later, the discovery of valuable resources brought a new wave of settlement, and the economy of Turley, while modest, has long been tied to the extraction and processing of minerals, a labor that has etched its mark on the terrain and the spirit of the locale. The small, sturdy buildings that comprise Turley seem to emerge organically from the earth, reflecting a practical resilience, and the pace of life here unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a stark contrast to the clamor of more distant metropolises.

About This Turley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turley, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.752505, -107.76506. 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 Turley and San Juan County.

Detailed location data for Turley includes the ZIP code (87412), telephone area code (505), county seat of San Juan County (Aztec), and school district assignment (Bloomfield Municipal Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Turley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.