Welcome to Dewey ...

Dewey is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dewey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Dewey is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dewey is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Dewey: (928)

The ZIP code for Dewey: 86327<3>

Communities Also Named Dewey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Dewey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (4), Missouri (3), Montana (2), Nevada, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dewey ...

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

• Prescott Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Valley
  • Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott Valley <4>
• Prescott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Chino Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino Valley
  • Chino Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino Valley <4>
• Cottonwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
• Clarkdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
  • Clarkdale is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkdale <4>
• Jerome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <4>
• Poland Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
  • Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
• Howells ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Yavapai County
• Stoddard ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoddard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Yavapai County
• Mayer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
  • Mayer is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dewey ...

Looking for more information about Dewey? 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 Dewey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dewey.

Adding Dewey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dewey 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 Dewey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dewey post office opened in 1898.

We also found Dewey on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dewey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

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