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Welcome to Indian Wells ...

Indian Wells is located within the Navajo Nation.

Indian Wells is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Wells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Indian Wells: Indian Wls.

Indian Wells is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Indian Wells is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Indian Wells and travel east, 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.

Area Code for Indian Wells: 928

The ZIP code for Indian Wells: 86031<3>

Communities Also Named Indian Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Indian Wells - they are located in California (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Indian Wells ...

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Wells ...

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

Adding Indian Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Wells post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Wells.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Wells - 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 Indian Wells). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Indian Wells or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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