Welcome to Arenal ...

Arenal is located in Bernalillo County<1>.

Arenal is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arenal is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arenal lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Arenal: 505

Communities near Arenal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arenal.

• Albuquerque
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <3>
• Rio Rancho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rio Rancho is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rancho
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rancho <3>
• Los Lunas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Los Lunas is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Lunas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Lunas <3>
• Bernalillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <3>
• Corrales
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Corrales is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrales <3>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
• Bosque Farms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <3>
• Peralta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Peralta is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peralta
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peralta <3>
• Tijeras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <3>
• Martinez Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arenal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arenal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arenal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arenal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arenal. See our Newspapers Page for Arenal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arenal ...

Looking for more information about Arenal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Arenal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arenal.