Cedar Crest, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87008. It lies near Lorenzo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sedillo quadrangle. 933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,581 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCedar Crest fell from 958 to 933 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 958 | |
| 2020 | 933 | -25 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Crest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 72 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC LONG |
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | 462 |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 5 HILLS |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | CEDRO WEST |
| 15 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC |
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Cibola National Forest | HAWK WATCH |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | EMBUDITO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Crest: 12 producers, 11 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Clay, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Ideal Basic Industries Cement Plant and Quarry | Cement Rock | Producer | 1959 | |
| Mary M | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-9-S | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Shakespeare Mine | Barium-Barite, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Barite, Chalcocite, Copper, Fluorite | |
| Silver Ring-Verdun Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Tijeras Mine | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tijeras Pit | Clay, Stone | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Name Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Crest in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 18 hail, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | $6,000,000 | Golf ball sized hail accumulated 2 inches deep on the ground. Over 200 houses sustained significant damage including roof and window damage. Multiple vehicles were also dented and damaged by the large hail. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crest | $30,000 | Vehicle stuck in flood waters and partially submerged in mud along Sedillo Road. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | $10,000 | Ground was about 50 percent covered in large hail. The hail broke a skylight and damaged roof shingles. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | $5,000 | Quarter size hail lasted for 10 minutes and broke skylights in the roof. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | $1,000 | Hail shredded leaves off the trees. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | A NWS employee in Sedillo just south of I-40 observed hail as large as nickel size from a strong to severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | A CoCoRaHS observer in Cedar Crest observed 2 inch hail from a severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crest | - | Tijeras Arroyo overtopped Via Sedillo for the second time in a week. The large embankment created by road crews to protect the roadway from additional flood waters was blown out again. Mud, rocks, and debris covered a large section of the roadway. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Hail slightly larger than penny size accumulated up to 2 deep. Significant erosion. There were still piles of hail under downspouts 14 hours after the storm. Damage reported to home. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Sedillo. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crest | - | Flash flooding with debris over Via Sedillo road in the town of Sedillo between NM Highway 333 and Camino Verde Road. Flow at Tijeras Arroyo in Sedillo was at least 6 inches deep based on high water mark. Time estimated based on radar reflectivity. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crest | - | At least one foot of hail accumulation was reported in flooded areas. Via Sedillo was washed over with large rocks, mud, and debris in several spots. Culverts and ditches completely overflowed. Water marks indicated at least 6 inches of water flowed over Via Sedillo in some spots. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Cedar Crest | - | A thunderstorm producing rain rates of about 4 to 5 inches per hour caused flash flooding along New Mexico State Road 14 in the Cedar Crest area southward into Pinon Ridge. A trained spotter in Cedar Crest also reported that arroyos in the area were full and storm drains were becoming overwhelmed. Extent of damages is unknown. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported nickel size hail with a thunderstorm that moved southeast through Sedillo. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Quarter size hail was reported south of Sedillo as a severe thunderstorm moved southeast through the area. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Golf ball size hail near Sedillo Hill. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars reported near Sedillo. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Trucker reported penny size hail along interstate 40 at mile marker 178. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | Hail accumulated to a depth of 2 to 3 inches on the ground. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cedar Crest | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp (historical) | 0.1 miles | 21 | |
| San Antonio | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Forest Park | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Casa Loma | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rincon | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Zamora | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sierra Vista Estates | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Primera Agua | 1.7 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cedar Crest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2927685 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 904869. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








