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Welcome to McNeal ...

McNeal is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McNeal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

McNeal is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McNeal is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from McNeal, 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 McNeal: 520

The ZIP code for McNeal: 85617<3>

Communities Also Named McNeal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McNeal - they are located in Florida, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near McNeal ...

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

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 McNeal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McNeal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McNeal ...

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

Adding McNeal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McNeal 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 (so far) for McNeal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McNeal post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McNeal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McNeal - 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 McNeal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McNeal 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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