Map of Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Roswell is a city in New Mexico, United States, with a population of about 48,544. It lies at 33.3944°N, 104.5249°W, about 1090 m above sea level. Roswell is about 2,532 km (1,574 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hobbs, 151 km to the southeast.
Roswell at a glance
Country
Region
New Mexico
Population
48,544GeoNames
Coordinates
33.3944, -104.524933°23′40″N 104°31′30″W
Time zone
America/DenverUTC−07:00 / UTC−06:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
1090 m (3,576 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
2,532 km (1,574 mi)
Where is Roswell?
- The 5th largest city in New Mexico on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Roswell
- Hobbs — 151 km southeast
- Clovis — 166 km northeast
- Las Cruces — 242 km southwest
- Socorro — 255 km southwest
- El Paso — 259 km southwest
- Ciudad Juárez — 260 km southwest, Mexico
- Odessa — 265 km southeast
- South Valley — 267 km northwest
- Albuquerque — 271 km northwest
- Midland — 277 km southeast
Largest cities in New Mexico
- Albuquerque — 564,559
- Las Cruces — 101,643
- Enchanted Hills — 87,521
- Santa Fe — 87,505
- Farmington — 42,871
- South Valley — 40,976
- Clovis — 39,480
- Hobbs — 38,416
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Other places named Roswell
- Roswell — Georgia, United States
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.