Welcome to Concho ...

Concho is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Concho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Concho is 5,940 feet [1,811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Concho is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Concho lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Concho, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Concho is located in the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Concho: 85924<3>

Communities Also Named Concho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Concho - they are located in Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Concho.

Communities near Concho ...

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

• Saint Johns
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Apache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
• White Mountain Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <4>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Snowflake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <4>
• Taylor
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Show Low
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <4>
• Lakeside
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Navajo County
• Pinetop - Lakeside
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
  • Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <4>
• Pinetop
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
  • Pinetop is located in Navajo County

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 Concho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Concho.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Concho. 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 Concho.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concho ...

Looking for more information about Concho? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Concho, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Concho.

Adding Concho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Concho in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Concho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Concho post office opened in 1890.

We also found Concho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Concho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/