Cedar Crest Massachusetts Map

About Cedar Crest, Massachusetts

Cedar Crest is a locality in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,230. The population density is 590.5 people per km². Cedar Crest is located at 42.0766°N, 70.6658°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02050.

Cedar Crest unfolds where the salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic Ocean meets the brackish, tidal pulse of the Pine Point River. It lies 2.3 miles east-southeast of Marshfield, MA (from Marshfield, MA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north of Plymouth. The land here rises in modest, wind-scoured swells toward the modest elevation of Black Mountain, while the low-lying reaches of the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary provide a sanctuary for heron and salt-marsh grass alike. As dusk descends, a silver light glazes the mudflats, and the distant silhouette of Little Wood Island appears to drift upon the tide, tethered to the horizon by the cooling currents of the sea. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the landscape settles into a quiet, enduring patience, marked by the occasional glint of water where the inland landscape stretches toward the distant, hidden depths of Furnace Pond.

Cedar Crest retains the quiet gravity of a place that has long measured its wealth in the harvest of the tides and the patient cultivation of the soil. While the local economy has transitioned from the maritime commerce of earlier generations into a modern rhythm of professional service and coastal preservation, the legacy of the region remains etched into the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streetscape. Residents walk paths that have remained largely unchanged for centuries, navigating the intersection of colonial heritage and the ecological stewardship required to protect the fragile margins of the coast. Life in Cedar Crest moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a quiet endurance that honors the labor of those who first broke the earth here, leaving a landscape that feels less like a place of transit and more like a permanent, reflective stillness.

About This Cedar Crest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Crest, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.076621, -70.665824. 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 Cedar Crest includes the ZIP code (02050), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Plymouth County (Plymouth), and school district assignment (Marshfield 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.