Butterfield Texas Map

About Butterfield, Texas

Butterfield is a locality in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Butterfield is located at 31.8426°N, 106.0822°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 79938.

Butterfield stretches across a stark, expansive high desert landscape where the horizon is defined by the jagged silhouette of the Hueco Mountains rising in the distance. It lies 11.8 miles north-northeast of Horizon City, TX (from Horizon City, TX: bearing 34°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east-northeast of Homestead Meadows South. The air here holds a crystalline clarity, sharpening the edges of the scrub brush and the pale, sun-bleached earth that characterizes the basin floor near Pow Wow Canyon. A mile away, the quiet surface of Neals Tank reflects the shifting hues of a sky that transitions from bruised violet to a pale, translucent gold as the sun retreats. This terrain is defined by its resilience, a rugged expanse where the silence is as vast as the land itself, punctuated only by the occasional dry rustle of wind through the sparse, hardy vegetation.

Butterfield maintains a quiet equilibrium, anchored by a history rooted in the grit of the frontier and the steady, unyielding labor of regional ranching. The economic pulse of the locality remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the arid plains and the distant, life-giving flow of the Franklin Feeder. Residents often find their way toward the rugged paths of the Hueco Tanks State Historical Park Trail or seek the stark, open serenity of Estrella Park, spaces that serve as reminders of the landscape’s enduring sovereignty. Life in Butterfield moves with a deliberate, measured pace, a testament to those who have learned to thrive in a climate where the light is stark, the shadows are deep, and the primary architecture is the horizon itself.

About This Butterfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butterfield, Texas. Coordinates: 31.842626, -106.082195. 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 Butterfield includes the ZIP code (79938), telephone area code (915), county seat of El Paso County (El Paso), and school district assignment (Clint Independent School District).

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.