Explore Villanueva, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Villanueva, 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 Villanueva.
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 | Villanueva |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | San Miguel County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.266714 |
| Longitude | -105.360842 |
| Population | 207 |
| Density | 11.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87583 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Las Vegas |
| School District | West Las Vegas Public Schools |
Villanueva emerges from the high desert floor where the Pecos River carves a deep, verdant ribbon through the stark, sun-bleached sandstone cliffs. It lies 23.9 miles south-southwest of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 199°T), and is situated 43.6 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The landscape surrounding Villanueva is defined by the rugged geometry of the Cañon de la Presta, where the arid earth yields to the cooling shade of cottonwoods and the persistent flow of water. To the west, the distant peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains catch the waning light, their silhouettes sharpening against a violet sky as the afternoon heat recedes into the cool, thin air. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Dos Lagunas mirror the vast, cloud-streaked expanse, reflecting a stillness that has remained undisturbed for generations.
Villanueva retains an architecture of earth and tradition, characterized by low-slung adobe structures that seem to rise organically from the soil. The proximity of Villanueva State Park provides a sanctuary for those drawn to the geological drama of the region, where the strata of the canyon walls reveal a long, silent history of human presence. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the river valley, favoring the slow cultivation of land and the preservation of a heritage that predates modern transit. Though the economy is modest, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the valley’s capacity to sustain its people, offering a quiet resilience that persists in the golden, late-day light that settles over the canyon floor.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Villanueva, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.266714, -105.360842. 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 Villanueva includes the ZIP code (87583), telephone area code (505), county seat of San Miguel County (Las Vegas), and school district assignment (West Las Vegas Public 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. |