THE MEADOW LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Albuquerque Basin setting.
Meadow Lake CDP has 11.6 square miles of land in Valencia County. Its Census reference point is in Albuquerque Basin, within Arizona/New Mexico Plateau.
Plains and mesa tops alternate with steep tableland edges in this transition between deserts, grasslands and forested mountains. Local relief changes sharply even within the broader plateau setting.
Regional context: Arizona/New Mexico Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Meadow Lake and Valencia County
Meadow Lake is associated with Valencia County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Meadow Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Meadow Lake, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Valencia County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Meadow Lake CDP has 2 times the land area of nearby El Cerro Mission CDP (5.88 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

