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 712. The population density is 820.6 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 emerges from the arid expanse of the high desert as a planned architectural vision, its structures defined by a deliberate, orderly geometry that contrasts with the wild, undulating earth. It lies 44.0 miles northwest of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 314°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-southwest of Silver City. The landscape here is one of vast, sun-bleached horizons, where the rugged slopes of the Little Burro Mountains rise to the west, casting long, violet shadows over the scrubland as the day wanes. Near the deep, dry furrow of Graveyard Draw, the air holds a brittle clarity, smelling faintly of sun-baked stone and parched earth. To the east, the San Vicente Arroyo traces a jagged, intermittent path through the dust, a reminder of the fleeting water that occasionally carves its way through this thirsty terrain. The light in Tyrone possesses a crystalline quality at dusk, turning the gray-green foliage of the desert floor into a shimmering mosaic of muted bronze and shadow.

Tyrone maintains a legacy rooted in the industry of copper extraction, a history that shaped its unique, symmetrical layout and enduring connection to the earth beneath it. While the bustle of the mine has evolved, the spirit of the place remains tethered to the rugged persistence of the region, where residents look toward the distant, hazy heights of the Silver City Ranger District for respite. Those seeking the quietude of the outdoors often find themselves wandering toward the open spaces of La Capilla Park, enjoying a landscape that demands a measured, patient pace of life. Though McComas Tank waits miles away as a rare, still eye in the desert, the daily rhythm of Tyrone is governed by the shifting intensity of the sun and the silent, enduring presence of the surrounding hills. It is a place where the architecture of the past continues to frame the quiet, deliberate life of the present, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the wider world.

About This Tyrone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tyrone, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.709799, -108.301992. 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 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).

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.