Crestview, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Crestview, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Crestview
Coordinates:35.4878°N -108.8575°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.30
Area Land Sq Mi:1.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:3.37
Area Land Km2:3.37
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:279
Population Density Sq Mi:214.29
Population Density Km2:82.73
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6539
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87301 (Gallup)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-18770
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806715

Crestview is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 279.[2]

Geography

The community is in the western part of the county, bordered to the north by Williams Acres. Interstate 40 forms the northern border of the Crestview CDP, with the closest access one mile to the east at Exit 16 (NM 118) in Gallup.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.3sqmi, all land.[1] . The community drains to Twin Buttes Wash, a north-flowing tributary of the Puerco River, part of the Little Colorado River watershed.

Demographics

Crestview was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[3]

Zoned schools are: Stagecoach Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico. United States Census Bureau . November 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Crestview CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.
  4. Web site: GMCS Address Lookup. Gallup-McKinley County Schools. 2022-01-15. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.