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Welcome to Chinle ...

Chinle is located within the Navajo Nation.

Chinle is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chinle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Chinle is 5,520 feet [1,682 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chinle is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Chinle and travel south, you will soon 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.

Area Code for Chinle: 928

The ZIP code for Chinle: 86503<3>

Communities near Chinle ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinle ...

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

Adding Chinle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chinle post office opened in 1903.

We also found Chinle on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chinle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chinle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chinle or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/