Cedar Crest New Mexico Map

About Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Cedar Crest is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 933. The population density is 115.3 people per km². Cedar Crest is located at 35.1147°N, 106.3801°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87008.

Cedar Crest unfolds across the high-altitude terrain where the Arroyo San Antonio cuts a quiet, seasonal path through the earth, marking the transition from the arid plains toward the elevation of the Sandia Mountains. It lies 14.9 miles east-southeast of North Valley, NM (from North Valley, NM: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.2 miles southeast of Sandia Heights. The air here remains thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry earth and the resinous prickle of ponderosa pines that define the nearby Sandia Ranger District. To the west, the landscape drops into the deep, shadow-filled contours of Lorenzo Canyon, while the Ojito de San Antonio provides a local sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through juniper branches. As dusk approaches, the light across Cedar Crest shifts into a bruised violet, catching the jagged edges of the surrounding ridges and grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

History within Cedar Crest exists in the quiet layers of cultural exchange, where the influence of past homesteaders and travelers lingers in the sturdy, low-slung architecture that favors thick walls and deep shade. The local economy relies on a blend of small-scale commerce and the rhythms of residents who commute toward the urban centers, yet the pace remains defined by the seasonal necessity of the high desert. Hikers often find their way to the Faulty Trail, tracing paths that have been worn into the soil by decades of passage, while those seeking the presence of water must look seventeen miles away to the Mescalero Reservoir. The character of Cedar Crest is found in this deliberate isolation, a place where the necessity of self-reliance has cultivated a community that watches the slow, golden transformation of the landscape with a steady, observant eye.

About This Cedar Crest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.114724, -106.380083. 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 (87008), telephone area code (505), county seat of Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), and school district assignment (Albuquerque Public 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.