Welcome to Lukachukai ...

Lukachukai is located within the Navajo Nation.

Lukachukai is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lukachukai, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Lukachukai is 6,530 feet [1,990 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lukachukai is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lukachukai, 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 Lukachukai: 928

The ZIP code for Lukachukai: 86507<3>

Communities near Lukachukai ...

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

Tsaile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Tsaile is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tsaile <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tsaile
- From Lukachukai to Tsaile
Sehili
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Sehili is located in Apache County
- Google driving directions:
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- From Lukachukai to Sehili
Wheatfields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Wheatfields is located in Apache County
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- From Lukachukai to Wheatfields
Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Red Rock is located in Apache County
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- From Lukachukai to Red Rock
Red Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Red Valley is located in Apache County
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- From Lukachukai to Red Valley
Round Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Round Rock is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Round Rock
- From Lukachukai to Round Rock
Del Muerto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Del Muerto is located in Apache County
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- From Lukachukai to Del Muerto
Sanostee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Sanostee is located in San Juan County (NM)
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- From Lukachukai to Sanostee
Many Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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- Many Farms is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many Farms <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Many Farms
- From Lukachukai to Many Farms
Toadlena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Toadlena is located in San Juan County (NM)
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- From Lukachukai to Toadlena

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lukachukai ...

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

Adding Lukachukai to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lukachukai post office opened in 1916.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lukachukai.

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 Lukachukai - 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 Lukachukai). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lukachukai 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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/