Welcome to Tsaya ...

Tsaya is located in San Juan County<1>.

The location of Tsaya has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tsaya, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Tsaya is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tsaya is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Tsaya: (505)

Communities near Tsaya ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tsaya.

• White Rock ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • White Rock is located in San Juan County
• Nageezi
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nageezi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nageezi
  • Nageezi is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nageezi <4>
• Huerfano
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huerfano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
• Naschitti
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naschitti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naschitti
  • Naschitti is located in San Juan County
• Pueblo Pintado
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo Pintado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo Pintado
  • Pueblo Pintado is located in McKinley County
• Sheep Springs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Springs
  • Sheep Springs is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Springs <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tsaya ...

Looking for more information about Tsaya? 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 Tsaya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tsaya.

Adding Tsaya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tsaya 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 Tsaya was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tsaya post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tsaya.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/