Crestview New Mexico Map

About Crestview, New Mexico

Crestview is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 580. The population density is 42.7 people per km². Crestview is located at 35.4878°N, 108.8574°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87301.

Crestview unfurls across a high desert plateau, where the land exhales a scent of sun-baked earth and tenacious sagebrush. It lies 92.8 miles south-south-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 203°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-south-west of Gallup. The vast New Mexico sky, an immense canvas of shifting blues and bruised purples at dusk, presides over a landscape of muted ochres and rusts. Low, scrubby vegetation clings to the gently sloping terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper, its branches gnarled and reaching like ancient, weathered hands. The air, thin and crisp, carries a profound stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind that seems to scour the very stones. Distant mesas, their silhouettes softened by haze, stand as silent sentinels, their forms suggesting a deep, geological time. The story of Crestview is written in the earth and in the determined spirit of its people. This is a place shaped by the enduring legacy of Indigenous cultures and by the subsequent arrival of those drawn to the mineral wealth beneath the surface. Though mining once hummed with a different kind of energy, the local economy now finds its pulse in the resilience of ranching and in the quiet hum of small businesses catering to the surrounding ranches and passing travelers. The distinctive character of Crestview is one of quiet endurance, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, fostering a sense of deep connection to the land and to the shared history that binds its inhabitants.

About This Crestview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crestview, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.4878, -108.8574. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Crestview and McKinley County.

Detailed location data for Crestview includes the ZIP code (87301), telephone area code (505), county seat of McKinley County (Gallup), and school district assignment (Gallup-McKinley County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Crestview is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.