Welcome to Houck ...

Houck is located within the Navajo Nation.

Houck is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Houck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Houck is 6,040 feet [1,841 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Houck is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Houck is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the east is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..

Houck is within the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Houck: 86506<3>

Communities Also Named Houck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Houck - they are located in Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Houck ...

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

• Sanders
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Sanders is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <4>
• Pine Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Pine Springs is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Springs <4>
• Lupton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <4>
• Chambers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <4>
• Oak Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
  • Oak Springs is located in Apache County
• Wide Ruins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
  • Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
• Hunters Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Hunters Point is located in Apache County
• Defiance
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Klagetoh
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klagetoh
  • Klagetoh is located in Apache County
• Vanderwagen
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderwagen
  • Vanderwagen is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderwagen <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 Houck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houck ...

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

Adding Houck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Houck post office opened in 1895.

We also found Houck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houck. 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/