Tyrone New Mexico Map

About Tyrone, New Mexico

Tyrone is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 814. The population density is 460.1 people per km². Tyrone is located at 32.7098°N, 108.3020°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88065.

Tyrone rests in a high desert basin, a place where the earth exhales a dry, mineral-rich breath under a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 84.3 miles east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 97°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-south-west of Silver City. The landscape here is sculpted by wind and sun, a tapestry of ochre and rust-colored hills that rise like ancient, sleeping giants from the valley floor. Sparse junipers cling to rocky outcrops, their gnarled branches reaching out like weary hands, while the occasional flash of a hawk’s wing overhead is the only sudden movement in the profound stillness. The air, when it’s not carrying the fine dust of the plains, is thin and carries the faint, sweet scent of sagebrush after a rare, fleeting rain. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, a deep hum of the earth itself. The story of Tyrone is etched into the very bones of the land, a narrative of boom and bust tied to the fortunes of copper. For decades, this was a mining town, its fortunes rising and falling with the global price of the red metal, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned shafts and the ghosts of a more bustling era. Today, while mining still plays a role, the economy of Tyrone is finding a new footing, a slow, determined re-emergence in the shadow of its past. The distinctive character of Tyrone is in its resilience, the quiet dignity of its people who have learned to draw sustenance from a land that demands respect and offers its own stark beauty in return.

About This Tyrone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tyrone, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.709799, -108.301992. 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 Tyrone and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Tyrone includes the ZIP code (88065), telephone area code (575), county seat of Grant County (Silver City), and school district assignment (Silver City Consolidated 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 Tyrone is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.